DiscoverThe Song of UraniaEpisode 5: A System of Weights & Measures
Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures

Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures

Update: 2021-05-27
Share

Description

We look at how the Babylonians represented information in their astronomical tablets by examining their number system and the unit system. Then we dive into the Babylonian discovery of the Saros cycle, which was a deep regularity in the pattern of lunar eclipses.

Comments 
Top Podcasts
The Best New Comedy Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best News Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New Business Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New Sports Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New True Crime Podcast Right Now – June 2024The Best New Joe Rogan Experience Podcast Right Now – June 20The Best New Dan Bongino Show Podcast Right Now – June 20The Best New Mark Levin Podcast – June 2024
In Channel
Episode 1: The Heavens & History

Episode 1: The Heavens & History

2021-01-2930:32

Episode 2: The Stars over Babylon

Episode 2: The Stars over Babylon

2021-02-2845:34

Episode 3: When the Moon Disappears

Episode 3: When the Moon Disappears

2021-03-2842:28

Episode 4: The Astronomical Diaries

Episode 4: The Astronomical Diaries

2021-04-2751:59

Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures

Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures

2021-05-2742:45

Episode 6: System of a B

Episode 6: System of a B

2021-06-2539:39

Episode 7: Greek Tales of Ancient Nights & Days

Episode 7: Greek Tales of Ancient Nights & Days

2021-07-2453:12

Episode 8: The Bards Sing of the Skies

Episode 8: The Bards Sing of the Skies

2021-08-2350:31

Episode 9: Thales, through a Glass Darkly

Episode 9: Thales, through a Glass Darkly

2021-09-2201:01:04

Episode 10: The Ionian School

Episode 10: The Ionian School

2021-10-2052:49

Episode 11: The So-Called Pythagoreans

Episode 11: The So-Called Pythagoreans

2021-11-2401:19:43

Episode 12: The Eleatic School & the Way of Truthiness

Episode 12: The Eleatic School & the Way of Truthiness

2021-12-2101:03:42

Episode 13: Ex Uno, Plura

Episode 13: Ex Uno, Plura

2022-01-2052:05

Episode 14: The Atomic Philosophers

Episode 14: The Atomic Philosophers

2022-02-1752:52

Episode 15: On Plato's Broad Shoulders

Episode 15: On Plato's Broad Shoulders

2022-03-2201:09:05

Episode 16: The Homocentric Spheres of Eudoxus

Episode 16: The Homocentric Spheres of Eudoxus

2022-04-1801:00:43

Episode 17: The Attic Calendar and its Discontents

Episode 17: The Attic Calendar and its Discontents

2022-05-1759:38

Episode 18: Aristotle, Plato's Other Student

Episode 18: Aristotle, Plato's Other Student

2022-06-1501:17:58

Episode 19: The Forerunners of Copernicus

Episode 19: The Forerunners of Copernicus

2022-07-1301:05:52

Episode 20: The Theory of Epicycles & Deferents

Episode 20: The Theory of Epicycles & Deferents

2022-08-1347:28

loading
Google Play
Download from Google Play
Castbox
Download from App Store
usUnited States
00:00
00:00
x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures

Episode 5: A System of Weights & Measures

Joe Antognini