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024	7		_a10.1007/b137471 _2doi
082	0	4	_a520 _223
100	1		_aKelley, David H. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aExploring Ancient Skies _h[recurso electrónico] : _bAn Encyclopedic Survey of Archaeoastronomy / _cby David H. Kelley, Eugene F. Milone.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bSpringer New York, _c2005.
300			_aXXV, 616p. 392 illus., 8 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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338			_arecurso en línea _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0		_aHistorical 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.
520			_aExploring 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.
650		0	_aPHYSICS.
650		0	_aASTRONOMY.
650	1	4	_aPHYSICS.
650	2	4	_aASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY.
650	2	4	_aASTRONOMY, OBSERVATIONS AND TECHNIQUES.
700	1		_aMilone, Eugene F. _eauthor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9780387953106
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b137471 _zVer el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY
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