Public Impact
Beyond the presentation of results in several publications, international conferences and workshops the project´s work has been discussed in the media. In addition, themes of the research project were integrated into university teaching.
Teaching
| Mathieu Ossendrijver and Gerd Graßhoff: Joint seminar (Hauptseminar) on Babylonian mathematical astronomy, Institute of Philosophy at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Summer Semester 2014 |
| Mathieu Ossendrijver: Theorien und Konzepte in der mesopotamischen Astrologie und Astronomie, Institute of Philosophy at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Winter Semester 2012/2013 |
Press Coverage
| Press Release Geometry in Babylonian Astronomy 28 Jan 2016 |
| Berliner Zeitung Schon babylonische Astronomen nutzten geometrische Methoden 29 Jan 2016 |
| Der Tagesspiegel Babylons geniale Astronomen 28 Jan 2016 |
| Neue Züricher Zeitung (NZZ) Integrieren wie die Babylonier 29 Jan 2016 |
| Washington Post Clay tablets reveal Babylonians discovered astronomical geometry 1,400 years before Europeans 28 Jan 2016 |
| The New York Times Signs of Modern Astronomy Seen in Ancient Babylon 28 Jan 2016 |
| de Volkskrant Babyloniërs vingen Jupiter al in ‘Newton-achtige’ wiskunde 29 Jan 2016 |
| nature.com Babylonian astronomers used geometry to track Jupiter 28 Jan 2016 |
| El Pais El secreto matemático de Babilonia 28 Jan 2016 |
| Audio:BBC World Service Tracking Jupiter on clay tablets 29 Jan 2016 |
| Audio: Science Podcast Podcast: Babylonian astronomers, doubly domesticated cats, and outrunning a T. Rex 28 Jan 2016 |
| Spiegel Online
Spätbabylonische Liebe zur Mathematik 27 July 2014 |