The History and Transmission of a Babylonian Astronomical Idea

“The History and Transmission of a Babylonian Astronomical Idea”
Lecture by Francesca Rochberg, Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emerita
Francesca Rochberg is the Catherine and William L. Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emerita in the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology, and the Office for the History of Science and Technology. She is a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, a member of the American Philosophical Society, and received the society’s John Frederick Lewis Award for her book Babylonian Horoscopes. She is also a recipient of the California Institute of Technology’s prestigious Francis Bacon Award in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.
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