Exploring ancient skies : an encyclopedic survey of archaeoastronomy
Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Exploring ancient skies, an encyclopedic survey of archaeoastronomy, David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone, New York, Springer, 2005, XXV-612 p.-[4] p. de pl. en coul., 0-387-95310-8 |
Indholdsfortegnelse:
- Historical Perspectives Historical Perspectives Astronomical Background Principal Features of the Sky Observational Methods and Problems Time and the Calendar Transient Phenomena Astronomy in Cultures Paleolithic and Neolithic Cultures Antecedents of the Western Tradition African Cultures Indo-Iranian Cultures China, Korea, and Japan Oceanic Cultures Mesoamerica America North of Mexico South American Cultures The Descent of the Gods and the Purposes of Ancient Astronomy