Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Description: Explores the origins and history of ancient astronomy from Mesopotamia to the Greco-Roman world. Topics include the problems of the calendar and planetary motion, and the relation between astronomy and astrology in the ancient world. Focuses on readings from primary texts. Cross-listed with HIST 110. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both.