Exploring Ancient Skies A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kelley, David H. (Συγγραφέας), Milone, Eugene F. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• List of Illustrations
• Part I - Astronomical Background
• 1. Historical Perspectives
• 2. Principal Features of the Sky
• 3. Observational Methods and Problems
• 4. Time and the Calendar
• 5. Transient Phenomena
• Part II - Astronomy in Cultures
• 6. Paleolithic and Neolithic Cultures
• 7. Antecedents of the Western Tradition
• 8. African Cultures
• 9. Indo-Iranian Cultures
• 10. China, Korea, and Japan
• 11. Oceanic Cultures
• 12. Mesoamerica
• 13. America North of Mexico
• 14. South American Cultures
• 15. The Descent of the Gods and the Purposes of Ancient Astronomy
• Appendices
• A. Archaeoastronomy Tools
• B. Modern Star Charts
• C. Sample Exercises and Problems
• D. Mayan Calendar Progression: A Sample
• References and Bibliography
• Index.