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The effects of ancient astronomy on Sasanian Period astronomy

2022
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Advisor: Doç. Dr. Ahmet Altungök

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Astronomy, which studies the laws of spiral motion of celestial bodies, has been at the center of many important civilizations throughout ancient times. Therefore, in ancient times, the seven planets in the sky that could be seen with the naked eye and the twelve signs they imagined were associated with all kinds of information on earth. Astronomy, which is an absolute result of a speculative style, has been evaluated in a mathematical structure by adhering to the accumulation of societies over time. When we look at the basis of today's modern astronomy, we can see the cultural contributions of important civilizations. One of these contributions is the persistent activities of the Sassanid civilization, which characterizes the astronomy of the ancient civilizations, especially the Greek and Indian civilizations, and dispenses them into their own structural integrity. The work of the Sassanids, one of the ancient civilizations of the ancient Asia Minor history, at a level that would bring the science of astronomy to a mature level, ensured the emergence of a Renaissance spirit in the Arab-Islamic State after it. The most important criterion for reaching this level is the unity of the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek and Indian societies, which had an active position in Ancient Asia Minor, in reflecting the science of astronomy. In addition to the Sassanid studies, with the establishment of the Cündişâpur medical school, the Sassanid lands began to expand among other disciplines such as astronomy, mathematics, medicine, etc. After its transformation into a dynamic school that includes many disciplines and opens doors to scholars from all over the world, its scientific existence has continued for centuries even if its current existence actually comes to an end.

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Dr. İpek Keçeli

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İpek Keçeli (Master Thesis). The effects of ancient astronomy on Sasanian Period astronomy, 2022, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversity.

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