The Power of Stars

• Main Author: Penprase, Bryan E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Popular works.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; History of Science.

Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides a readable, beautifully illustrated journey through world cultures and the vibrant array of sky mythology, creation stories, models of the universe, temples and skyscrapers that each culture has created to celebrate and respond to the power o...

Table of Contents:

• Our Experience of the Sky and Star Knowledge
• A World of Constellations in the Night Sky
• Creation Stories from Around the World
• World Systems: Models of the Universe Throughout Time
• Stars that Bind: Civilization, Calendars, and the Sky, Modern Timekeeping and the Development of the Science of Time, Celestial Architecture: Monuments of the Sky
• The Archaeoastronomy of Modern Civilization
• The Development of Modern Cosmology
• Concluding Thoughts.