The Power of Stars How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Penprase, Bryan E. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.

What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the...