How cuneiform puns inspired some of the bizarre Greek constellations and asterisms
Many of the Greek constellations catalogued in Claudius Ptolemy's mid-second century Almagest originated in Mesopotamia. Yet numerous other Greek constellations and asterisms do not correspond to Mesopotamian prototypes, and simultaneously display bizarre or incongruous features. This is especi...
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Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies |
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| Online Access: | https://aaatec.org/documents/article/jmh1.pdf |