Astronomy in Ancient Egypt
This chapter studies Egyptian astronomy based on the very few surviving texts. The Egyptian calendar was purely solar, unlike most ancient calendars. The oldest astronomical monuments from Egypt are the star clocks, mainly on the interior of coffin lids from the Eleventh and Twelfth Dynasties. They...
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| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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The Oxford handbook of science and medicine in the classical world
Year: 2018, Pages: 61-70 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734146.013.64 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734146.013.64 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734146.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199734146-e-64 
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| Author Notes: | Joachim Friedrich Quack |
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