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1. History of Astronomy Index page - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Astronomy/

   7 Mar 2023: Sir Isaac Newton. Astronomy and mathematics have been intimately linked throughout history, and nearly 600 astronomers feature in the MacTutor history of mathematics archive. ... Grouped with geometry, arithmetic and music, astronomy formed the

2. Mathematical astronomy - Biographies - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/category-astronomy/

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3. Mathematical astronomy - History Topics - MacTutor History of…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/category-astronomy/

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4. Petit thesis - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Extras/Petit_thesis/

   7 Mar 2023: Determination of the angle corresponding to the total refraction. Explanation of a mirage. ... The second hypothesis presupposes a uniform temperature throughout the whole of the atmosphere.

5. All Glossary Items - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Glossary/

   6 Jul 2023: He is considered as the founder of astronomy. He was the first to develop a cosmology.. ... Diogenes Laertius (3rd century BC) was a Greek author who wrote an important history of Greek philosophy.

6. Paris Academy of Sciences - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Societies/Paris/

   7 Mar 2023: The three Physical Sciences of chemistry, botany and anatomy became four subjects: chemistry and metallurgy; mineralogy and natural history; botany and agriculture; and anatomy. ... Physical Sciences now consisted of: chemistry; natural history and

7. Indian Mathematics - Redressing the balance - Projects - MacTutor…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Projects/Pearce/

   7 Mar 2023: Spread and Triumph of Indian Numerals. Indian Journal of History of Science 18, 23-38. ... 2000). Birth and Early Development of Indian Astronomy. The History of Non-Western Astronomy, 303-340.

8. Chronology for 30000 BC - 500 BC - MacTutor History of Mathematics

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Chronology/1/

   7 Mar 2023: See this History Topic.). Babylonians know Pythagoras's Theorem. (See this History Topic.). ... They use Pythagoras's theorem and use mathematics to extend knowledge of astronomy.

9. The teaching of mathematics in Ancient Rome. - MacTutor History of…

   https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Education/rome/

   7 Mar 2023: For example Vitruvius, writing for architects, suggests that his students should include in their general education knowledge of Geometry, Optics, Arithmetic, Astronomy, and others (Law, Medicine, Music, Philosophy and History). ... Galen recommends to

10. Primary Sources Bibliography - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Davis/Biblio1/

    7 Mar 2023: Clerke, Agnes M. A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century. ... Cunnington, Susan. The Story of Arithmetic: A Short History of its Origin and Development.