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Pub. Date
c1983
Description
The intriguing world of archaeoastronomy - the study of ancient peoples' observations of the skies and the impact of what they saw on their cultural evolution - is the focus of this eminently readable and authoritative survey. Author E. C. Krupp, an astronomer, is the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. He is one of the world's greatest experts on archaeoastronomy, and the author of numerous books including Beyond the...
Author
Pub. Date
c2017.
Description
Learn how ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, and other cultures saw the sky and how the sun, moon, and stars were their clock, calendar, and compass. Constellations encoded their mythologies and the perfection of the heavens inspired religious and philosophical ideas, ultimately laying the foundation for modern science.
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Series
A Sky Lore Anthology volume Volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
Description
An anthology of articles on ancient astronomy, sky lore mythology, ancient zodiacs, star lore, and modern space discoveries. These articles were previous published in Atlantis Rising magazine and are assembled here for the first time. This is the first of two volumes.
13) The Great Year
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
How much did the ancients really know? Investigates the common threads in mythological beliefs around the ancient world and looks back into time seeking answers to the questions that still loom over science today. What did the ancients know about the stars and their movements and what can we learn from them?
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