African Cultural Astronomy : Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy research in Africa

Astronomy is the science of studying the sky using telescopes and light collectors such as photographic plates or CCD detectors. However, people have always studied the sky and continue to study the sky without the aid of instruments this is the realm of cultural astronomy. This is the first scholar...

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Awduron Eraill: Holbrook, Jarita Charmian (Cyfarwyddwr cyhoeddi), Medupe, Rodney (Cyfarwyddwr cyhoeddi), Urama, Johnson O. (Cyfarwyddwr cyhoeddi)
Fformat: Livre numérique
Iaith:Anglais
Cyhoeddwyd: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Springer e-books [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Cyfres:Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
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Accès Université d'Orléans
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Nodyn: Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale)
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Edition sous un autre format:• African cultural astronomy, current archaeoastronomy and ethnoastronomy research in Africa, Jarita C. Holbrook, R. Thebe Medupe, Johnson O. Urama [editors], [Berlin?], Springer, 2008, 1 vol. (VIII-260 p.), Astrophysics and space science proceedings, 978-1-4020-6638-2
Tabl Cynhwysion:
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