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