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Living the Lunar Calendar
by John M. Steele, Jonathan Ben-Dov, Wayne Horowitz
Lunar calendars suffer from an inherent uncertainty in the length of each month and the number of months in the year. Variable atmospheric conditions, weather and the acuity of the eye of an observer mean that the first sighting of the new moon crescent can never be known in advance. Calendars which rely on such observations to define the beginning of a new month therefore suffer from this lack of certainty as to whether a month will begin on a ...
Paperback. Not yet published - advance orders taken. Publisher's Price US$60.00, Our Price US$48.00
Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World
edited by John Steele
Understanding the calendars used by ancient and medieval cultures is essential to the writing of history. Equally important, however, is understanding the basis upon which our current knowledge of these calendars rests. This second volume of Calendars and Years explores the calendars of ancient and medieval China, India, the ancient Jewish world, the medieval Islamic world, and the Maya. Particular attention is given to the preserved ...
Paperback. Price US$60.00
Tombs, Temples and their Orientations: A New Perspective on Mediterranean Prehistory
by Michael Hoskin
This study of archaeo-astronomy looks at more than 2,500 communal tombs and sanctuaries from around the Mediterranean. After a brief discussion of Hoskin's aims and the methodology for his fieldwork, individual chapters focus on evidence from particular regions: Malta, Gozo, the Balearics, Iberia, southern France, Corsica and Sardinia, Sicily and Pantelleria, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Although there is no over-riding explanation that ties ...
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Communications in Asteroseismology Volume 159, 2009: JENAM 2008 Symposium N. 4: Asteroseismology and Stellar Evolution; Vienna, 8 - 12 September, 2008
edited by Sonja Schuh and Gerald Handler
The publication series of Communications in Asteroseismology (CoAst) is one of the most important international journals in the field of asteroseismology. Asteroseismology is the science of variable and pulsating stars. Every six months CoAst publishes a newsletter with papers on ongoing research projects. Besides these regular issues, special issues such as conference proceedings or program manuals are are also published.
JENAM ...
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Songs from the Sky: Indigenous Astronomical and Cosmological Traditions of the World
edited by Von Del Chamberlain, John B Carlson and M Jane Young
This substantial collection of papers on indigenous astronomical knowledge is quite unequalled in its scope and extent. The authors are drawn from a variety of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, engineering, art history, history of science, history of religion, folklore, and mythology, and bring a variety of academic perspectives to bear upon aspects of celestial knowledge and perception in diverse social ...
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Archeoastronomia: un Dibattito tra Archeologi ed Astronomi all Ricerca di un Metodo Comune
edited by Mario Codebo
This, the proceedings of a conference held by the Instituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri entitled "Archaeastronomy: a debate between archaeologists and astronomers looking for a shared method," explores our ancestors' knowledge of the movement of the planets and stars. The book is published by Ocarina Books in association with the Instituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri. Italian text with a bilingual (Italian/English) CD-ROM.
336p, 74 ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$64.00, Our Price US$50.00
Communications in Asteroseismology, Volume 158, 2009
by Michael Breger, edited by Arlette Noels, Conny Aerts, Josefina Montalbán, Andrea Miglio and Maryline Briquet
This colloquium was the 38th Liége International Astrophysical Colloquium. It was held under the auspices of the European Helio- and Asteroseismology Network, the CoRoT Evolution and Seismic Tools Activity , and the Belgian Asteroseismology Group .The first part of the conference was devoted to the internal structure of massive stars with session one dealing with the theoretical aspects of non standard physical processes while session two ...
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La Trama Svelata: La Teoria Byuon - dall'origine dell'Universo alla tecnologia del futuro, passando per l'Uomo
by Yury Alexeevich Baurov, edited by Alfonso Crisci and Francesco Meneguzzo
English summary: A radical representation of the Universe from the galaxies to the human mind by one of the most brilliant minds in Russia, presenting new energies, transport systems and human relations. A work for young scientists, students, philosophers, engineers and anyone interested in a completely new vision of the cosmos and humanity. Italian text.
Italian description: Una svolta radicale nella rappresentazione ...
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Communications in Asteroseismology 154/ June, 2008: Proceedings of the Delaware Asteroseismic Research Center and Whole Earth Telescope Workshop Mount Cuba, Delaware, Aug. 1-3 2007
edited by Michel Breger and Daniela Klotz
Contents: H. L. SHIPMAN: The Whole Earth Telescope Network's August 2008 Workshop; S. J. KLEINMAN: Do You Need the WET: A Modest Proposal; A. BISCHOFF-KIM: Preliminary Asteroseismology of EC20058-5234 and Limits on Plasmon Neutrinos; J. L. PROVENCAL, H. L. SHIPMAN, and the WET TEAM: An Update on XCOV25: GD358; M. H. MONTGOMERY: What We Can Learn from the Light Curves of GD 358 and PG 1351+489; S. E. THOMPSON: On Coordinating Time Series ...
Paperback. Price US$15.00
Communications in Asteroseismology, Volume 155 (October 2008)
by Wolfgang Zima
The publication series of Communications in Asteroseismology (CoAst) is one of the most important international journals in the field of asteroseismology. Asteroseismology is the science concerned with stellar pulsation. Every six months, CoAst publishes a newsletter with papers about the latest results and ongoing research projects. Besides these regular issues, special issues such as conference proceedings or software manuals are published in ...
Paperback. Price US$15.00
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