Star Catalogs from around the World
Streaming video - 2017
The genius of Greek astronomy is epitomized by the star catalogs of Hipparchus and Ptolemy. Professor Schaefer recounts his exciting discovery of a star chart apparently influenced by Hipparchus's lost catalog. Close by comparing Greek star catalogs with those of China and the Arab world.
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses
2017.
2018. - Language
- English
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- A Kanopy streaming video
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- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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- 00:29:51
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).