Results for "cross‑cultural transmission"
Ancient Encyclopedia Entry 1779697564
An enigmatic catalog entry from a Hellenistic‑era compendium, “Ancient Encyclopedia Entry 1779697564,” records a lost treatise on the astronomical observations of the Babylonian priest‑scholars.
HistoryAncient Encyclopedia Entry 1779697684
A fragmentary but pivotal entry (catalogued as 1779697684) from the Hellenistic‑era “Bibliotheca Polymathia,” shedding light on early scientific taxonomy and cultural transmission in the ancient Mediterranean.
HistoryAncient Encyclopedia Entry 1779699005
Ancient Encyclopedia Entry 1779699005 is a catalogued fragment from the Hellenistic period that records a comprehensive treatise on the astronomical observations of the Babylonian priest‑astronomer En‑lil‑kalam.
PeopleFigures Encyclopedia Entry 1779697865
Miriam al‑Khalifa (c. 1023 – 1089) was a pre‑modern Andalusian astronomer, mathematician, and instrument maker whose lunar‑eclipse tables and refined astrolabe design advanced medieval Islamic astronomy and left a lasting legacy in both the Islamic world and later European science.