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SUMMARY:Rostovtzeff Lecture Series: The Sky over Ancient Iraq: Babylonian Astronomy in Context
DESCRIPTION:Note: We are now fully booked for this event and are only 
 accepting names for the wait-list. The third lecture will present new 
 insights into Babylonian mathematical astronomy\, which emerged after 
 about 400 BCE. The underlying mathematical methods for predicting luna
 r and planetary phenomena are predominantly based on purely arithmetic
  methods\, that is\, they operate by manipulating sequences of numbers
 . However\, recent discoveries have corrected this firmly entrenched a
 rithmetic characterization of the Babylonian methods by revealing that
  some tablets employ geometric concepts in order to compute the distan
 ce traveled by a planet. These geometric methods imply a surprisingly 
 deep understanding of the graphical connections between time\, velocit
 y and distance on the part of some Babylonian astronomers.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
PRIORITY:3
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