All essays written by Gary D. Thompson
Copyright © 2001-2011 by Gary D. Thompson
Part 1: Investigating the Origin of the Constellations
Essay One (1): Methodologies for Investigating Constellation Origins.
Essay Two (2): Biographies of Modern Historians of Ancient Occidental Astral Sciences.
Part 2: General History of the Constellations
Essay Three (3): An Outline Sketch of the Origin and History of Constellations and Star-Names.
Essay Four (4): Chronological Development of Mesopotamian Star-Lists in the Second Millennium BCE.
Essay Five (5): The Entry of Arabic Star Names into Europe.
Part 3: Babylonian Astronomy
Essay Six (6): A Chronological History of Babylonian Astronomy.
Essay Seven (7): The Influence of Religion and Astronomy on the Development of Astrology.
Essay Eight (8): The Origin of the Zodiac.
Essay Nine (9): The Myth of Babylonian Knowledge of Precession.
Part 4: The Panbabylonism Fantasy
Essay Ten (10): The Development, Heyday, and Demise of Panbabylonism.
Essay Eleven (11): Critics and Criticisms of Hamlet's Mill.
Part 5: Critiques of Popular Theories
Essay Twelve (12): Critique of Willy Hartner's Astronomical Interpretation of Lion-Bull Combat Iconography.
Essay Thirteen (13): Critique of Alexander Gurshtein's Theory of Constellation Development.
Essay Fourteen (14): Critique of John McHugh's Astronomical Interpretation of Noah's Flood.
Essay Fifteen (15): Matthew's Star an Historical Fiction.
Essay Sixteen (16): Critique of Clyde Hostetter's Ideas on Mesopotamian Bronze Age Astronomy.
Essay Seventeen (17): Some Critical Comments on "Origins of the Ancient Constellations" by John Rogers.
Part 6: Star Names and Constellations in the First Millennium BCE
Essay Eighteen (18): Mesopotamian Star Lists and Star Names in the First Millennium BCE.
Essay Nineteen (19): Greek Constellations and Constellation Myths in the First Millennium BCE.
Part 7: Book Reviews
Essay Twenty-One (21): Mesopotamian Astrology: The Mother of Modern Astronomy by Swapan Kumar Adhikari (2009).
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