-763Solar Eclipse Fixes Ancient Near Eastern Chronology

June 15, 763 BC: A solar eclipse on this date is used to fix...
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👑 Death of Adad-nirari III, King of Assyria

Adad-nirari III, king of Assyria, r. 811–783 BC
Death of Adad-nirari III, King of Assyria (-783)
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☀️ Solar Eclipse Fixes Ancient Near Eastern Chronology

June 15, 763 BC: A solar eclipse on this date is used to fix the chronology of the Ancient Near East.
Solar Eclipse Fixes Ancient Near Eastern Chronology (-763)
AstronomyChronologyEclipse
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👑 Birth of Assyrian King Sennacherib

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, b. 745 BC, r. 705–681 BC
Birth of Assyrian King Sennacherib (-745)
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🗓️ Babylonian Calendar Adopts 19-Year Lunar Cycle

The 19 year lunar cycle is introduced into the Babylonian calendar.
Babylonian Calendar Adopts 19-Year Lunar Cycle (-383)
AstronomyCalendarsAncient MesopotamiaTimekeepingMathematicsReligion
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➗ Al-Khwarizmi Completes His Treatise on Algebra

Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī writes his treatise on Algebra The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing.
Al-Khwarizmi Completes His Treatise on Algebra (820)
AlgebraMathematicsIslamic Golden AgeScientific RevolutionAlgorithms
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📚 Establishment of the House of Wisdom and Al-Khwarizmi's Algebra

The House of Wisdom, a library and translation institute established in Baghdad by al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph, to transfer the knowledge of Greeks, Persians, Indians, etc. to the Muslim world. The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing, a book of algebra, is also written there by Al-Khwarizmi.
Establishment of the House of Wisdom and Al-Khwarizmi's Algebra (830)
Islamic Golden AgeAbbasid CaliphateMathematicsAlgebra
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