Ancient Egyptian Science: A Source Book, Volume 214Marshall Clagett's three-volume study of various aspects of science of Ancient Egypt. Volume 1 concentrates on the origin and development of hieroglyphic writing, the scribal profession, and quasi-learned institutions in ancient Egypt. Professor Clagett has paid particular attention to the so-called Palermo Stone, the earliest annals composed in Egypt. Volume 2 covers calendars, clocks, and astronomical monuments. Volume 3 gives a discourse on the nature and accomplishments of Egyptian mathematics and also informs the reader as to how our knowledge of Egyptian mathematics has grown since the publication of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus toward the end of the 19th century. |
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ägyptischen Akhet altägyptische Amenhotep ancient Egyptian astronomical astronomical ceiling beginning Borchardt Brugsch celestial diagram Chapter Three Chronologie civil calendar column constellations cycle daylight decade decanal stars decans Decree of Canopus Deity depicted Determined Document III.3 Duamutef Duat Dynasty Ebers Calendar Edfu Egypt Egyptian Astronomical Texts epagomenal days evidence feast days festival given glyph gods Heart i.e. heliacal rising hieroglyphic Hippopotamus Horus hourly decans Ibid inflow clock inscription Jahre later Lepsius lunar calendar lunar month Medina Habu meridian monthly moon Neugebauer and Parker night nighttime northern constellations observation Opposite the Heart Orion Papyrus Peret Ramesses Ramesses III Ramesses IV Ramesseum reign rising of Sirius rising of Sothis scales schematic season second register Senmut Senmut ceiling Sethe Seti shadow clock Shemu solstice Sothis southern panel star clock temple third register Thoth translation vertical water clock wp rnpt zodiac