African Cultural Astronomy Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy research in Africa /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Holbrook, Jarita C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Urama, Johnson O. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Medupe, R. Thebe (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Culture > Study and teaching.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History, general.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

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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