Earliest Datable Records of Aurora-like Phenomena in the Astronomical Diaries from Babylonia
| Autor: | Harufumi Tamazawa, Akito Davis Kawamura, Hiroaki Isobe, Hisashi Hayakawa, Yusuke Ebihara, Yasuyuki Mitsuma, Hiroko Miyahara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Physics
Astronomical diaries from Babylonia 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Full Paper Solar activity Physics - History and Philosophy of Physics FOS: Physical sciences Geology Astrophysics Ancient history Surveys 01 natural sciences Natural (archaeology) Space Physics (physics.space-ph) CMEs Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Physics - Space Physics Space and Planetary Science Solar flares 0103 physical sciences History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) History of astronomy 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Earth, Planets, and Space |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1611.05197 |
| Popis: | The Astronomical Diaries from Babylonia (ADB) are an excellent source of information of natural phenomena, including astronomical ones, in pre-Christ era because it contains the record of highly continuous and systematic observations. In this article we present results of a survey of aurora-like phenomena in ADB, spanning from BCE 652 to BCE 61. We have found 9 records of aurora-like phenomena. Philological and scientific examinations suggest 5 of them can be considered as likely candidate for aurora observations. They provide unique information about the solar and aurora activities in the first millennium BCE. Comment: 2016/11/16 Accepted publication in Earth, Planets and Space |
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