Springer Verlag, Date: 1975. 1st ed. 1975. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 6x3x9. 3 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Edges scuffed. Small tear to edge of Part 3. Clean, unmarked pages. xxi, 1456 pages, illustrations ; 25 cm. <br> "At once the most comprehensive and detailed history of ancient astronomy undertaken. From Meton of Athens in the fifth century B.C. and the unnamed scribes of Babylon, through Hipparchus and Ptolemy, to the shadowy figures of Olympiodorus and Stephanus in the early period of the Byzantine Empire, from primitive shadow tables and calendars of star phases, through Babylonian ephemerides and the Almagest, to the odd fragments preserved in late astrologers, the entire panorama of astronomy is set forth." <br> This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. 1975. Springer Verlag ISBN 354006995X 9783540069959 [US]

ISBN10: 354006995X, ISBN13: 9783540069959, [publisher: Springer Verlag] Hardcover First Edition 3 volume set. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good bindings and covers. Shelf wear. Edges scuffed. Small tear to edge of Part 3. Clean, unmarked pages. xxi, 1456 pages, illustrations ; 25 cm. "At once the most comprehensive and detailed history of ancient astronomy undertaken. From Meton of Athens in the fifth century B.C. and the unnamed scribes of Babylon, through Hipparchus and Ptolemy, to the shadowy figures of Olympiodorus and Stephanus in the early period of the Byzantine Empire, from primitive shadow tables and calendars of star phases, through Babylonian ephemerides and the Almagest, to the odd fragments preserved in late astrologers, the entire panorama of astronomy is set forth." This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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