On the Foundations of the Babylonian Column φ: Astronomical Significance of Partial Sums of the Lunar Four

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-579484
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.57948

Brack-Bernsen, Lis

; Schmidt, Olaf

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Abstract

A characteristic feature of the Babylonian mathematical astronomy is the use of periodically varying functions in the form of sequences of numbers (e.g. arithmetic progressions, zig-zag functions, or piecewise constant step functions) to describe periodically occurring astronomical phenomena. One major achievement of the Babylonian astronomers consists in a very precise determination of the ...