The Babylonian Theory of the Planets
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:astronomical_theory
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
ephemerides
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| gptkbp:developedBy |
Babylonian astronomers
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
planetary motion
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Greek astronomy
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| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for later astronomical models
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| gptkbp:method |
arithmetical schemes
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
step functions
linear functions use of zigzag functions |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Babylonia
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| gptkbp:period |
first millennium BCE
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| gptkbp:planetsIncluded |
gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Mars gptkb:Mercury gptkb:Saturn gptkb:Venus |
| gptkbp:recordedAt |
gptkb:cuneiform_tablets
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| gptkbp:supportsLanguage |
Akkadian
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
predicting planetary positions
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Noel_Swerdlow
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Babylonian Theory of the Planets
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