This volume is part of Marshall Clagett's three-volume study of the various aspects of science of Ancient Egypt. Volume Two covers calendars, clocks, and astonomical monuments. Within each area of treatment there is a fair chronology evident as benefits a historical work covering three millenia of activity. Includes more than 100 illustrations of documents and scientific objects.
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Hard to read,
By Alex M. (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ancient Egyptian Science: A Source Book. Volume Two: Calendars, Clocks, and Astronomy (Paperback)
Perhaps this book is quite detailed and scientific in nature but not for a casual reading in your spare time. The information is presented in four parts:
+ the first part covers the topics of origins of solar and lunar calendars, origins of the civil calendar, decanal clocks, various water clocks; + second part presents the documents + third - bibliography + and fourth - illustrations However, I found it very difficult and annoying to have to flip the pages back and forth between the first part to second (documents) or forth (illustrations) whenever author mentions something specific. Problem - no images in the main text. It was perhaps designed as a lecture with the hand-outs .... The quality of the illustrations is also very poor ... Unless you are required to read this book, I'd look for something else.
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