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A History of Armenian Astronomy

B. Y. Toumanian - Yerevan 1964


  • Ch.I - Ananya Shirakatsi
  • Ch.II - Hovhannes Imastasser
  • Ch.III - The Armenian Calender (The "Tomar")
  • Ch.IV - Astronomical intruments
    . The astrolabe of Ghoukas Vanadetsi (of Vanand) . Sundials used in Armenia . Devices . Shadow Measuring . The Lunar Index .
  • Ch.V - Celestial maps
  • Ch.VI - The phases of the moon. New moon and full moon tables
  • Ch.VII - Solar and lunar eclipses
  • Ch.VIII - The dimensions and the shape of the Earth
  • Ch.IX - The apparent and the real motions of celestial bodies
  • Ch.X - Stars and Constellations
  • Ch.XI - Astronomical Geometry




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