Astronomy in the Ancient World Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events /

• Main Author: McLeod, Alexus (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Science > Social aspects.; Anthropology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Societal Aspects of Physics.

Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena. Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas as a response, in part, to the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Americas
• Supernovae
• China
• Comets
• India
• Eclipses
• Europe and the West
• Astronomy Today.