Exploring Ancient Skies (Record no. 56568)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780387263564
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Standard number or code 10.1007/b137471
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Classification number 520
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kelley, David H.
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245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Exploring Ancient Skies
Medium [recurso electrónico] :
Remainder of title An Encyclopedic Survey of Archaeoastronomy /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture New York, NY :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Springer New York,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2005.
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Extent XXV, 616p. 392 illus., 8 illus. in color.
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505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
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Summary, etc. 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 the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. The book concludes by taking into account the purposes of ancient astronomy: astrology, navigation, calendar regulation, and (not least) the understanding of our place and role in the universe. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers - events such as the supernova of 1054, the 'lion horoscope' or the 'Star of Bethlehem.' Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships between astronomy and other areas of human investigation. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element ASTRONOMY.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PHYSICS.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element ASTRONOMY, OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Milone, Eugene F.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9780387953106
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b137471">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b137471</a>
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  Dewey Decimal Classification     Libro electrónico CICY CICY Libro electrónico 10.07.2025   520 10.07.2025 10.07.2025 Libros electrónicos