Asger Aaboe
Asger Hartvig Aaboe (26 April 1922 – 19 January 2007) was a Danish historian of the exact sciences and mathematics who was best known for his contributions to the history of ancient Babylonian astronomy. In his studies of Babylonian astronomy, he went beyond analyses in terms of modern mathematics to seek to understand how the Babylonians conceived their computational schemes.Aaboe studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Copenhagen, and in 1957 obtained a PhD in the History of Science from Brown University, where he studied under Otto Neugebauer, writing a dissertation "On Babylonian Planetary Theories". In 1961, he joined the Department of the History of Science and Medicine at Yale University, serving as chair from 1968 to 1971, and continuing an active career there until retiring in 1992. At Yale, his doctoral students included Alice Slotsky and Noel Swerdlow.
He was elected to the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 1975, served as president of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences from 1970 to 1980, and was a member of many other scholarly societies.
In 1987, a festschrift was published in honor of Asger Aaboe's 65th birthday.
Aaboe married Joan Armstrong on 14 July 1950. The marriage produced four children: Kirsten Aaboe, Erik Harris Aaboe, Anne Aaboe, Niels Peter Aaboe. Provided by Wikipedia
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Episodes from the early history of mathematics. by Aaboe, Asger
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Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics / by Aaboe, Asger
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Contributions to the study of Babylonian lunar theory / by Aaboe, Asger
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A computed list of new moons for 319 B.C. to 316 B.C. from Babylon: B.M. 40094. by Aaboe, Asger
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Lunar and solar velocities and the length of lunation intervals in Babylonian astronomy. by Aaboe, Asger
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Some lunar auxiliary tables and related texts from the late Babylonian period. by Aaboe, Asger
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Episodes From the Early History of Astronomy / by Aaboe, Asger
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Saros cycle dates and related Babylonian astronomical texts /
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