Astronomy and Ancient Calendars
Archaeoastronomy and ancient methods of structuring and marking time.
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Astronomies and Cultures [Hardback]
C. L. N. Ruggles (Author); Nicholas J. Saunders (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9780870813191
Published by : Ocarina Books
Ten thematic articles illustrating the broad scope, diversity and cultural significance of contemporary studies in archaeoastronomy. Contents: The Study of Cultural Astronomy ( Clive Ruggles and Nicholas Saunders ); The Yao Dian and the Origins... .... Learn More -
Ancient Astrology [Paperback]
Tamsyn S Barton (Author)
£23.99ISBN: 9780415110297
Published by : Routledge Ltd
This book, part of Routledge's new `Science of Antiquity' series, traces the history of astrology from its beginings in Mesopotamia to the early Byzantine Empire. Barton provides a historical background to the origins of astrology, and examines... .... Learn More -
History, Prophecy, and the Stars [Hardback]
Laura Ackerman Smoller (Author)
£26.50ISBN: 9780691087887
Published by : Princeton University Press
The astrological and apocalyptic writings of the renowned cardinal and scholar Pierre d'Ailly (1350-1420) had an important influence on the voyages of Christopher Columbus, and illustrate the complex relationship between astrology, science and t... .... Learn More -
Cosmology in Antiquity [Hardback]
M. R. Wright (Author)
£80.00ISBN: 9780415083720
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of cosmological thought in ancient times, form the Babylonians and Egyptians, to Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics and Epicureans. .... Learn More -
Cosmology in Antiquity [Paperback]
M. R. Wright (Author)
£22.99ISBN: 9780415121835
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of cosmological thought in ancient times, form the Babylonians and Egyptians, to Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics and Epicureans. .... Learn More -
Astronomical Traditions in Past Cultures [Paperback]
Vesselina Koleva (Author); Dimiter Kolev (Author)
£5.00ISBN: 9789549013313
Published by : Ocarina Books
This volume is the proceedings of a conference held in Smolyan, Bulgaria in August-September 1993, which brought together European archaeoastronomers for the first time under the auspices of the European Society of Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). ... .... Learn More -
Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland [Hardback]
C. L. N. Ruggles (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780300078145
Published by : Yale University Press
'Do prehistoric stone monuments in Britain and Ireland incorporate deliberate astronomical alignments, and if so, what is their purpose and meaning?' This is the first approach to deal with this subject, one of deep controversy. The book detail... .... Learn More -
Cometography: A Catalogue of Comets. Volume I [Hardback]
Gary W Kronk (Author)
£121.00ISBN: 9780521585040
Published by : Cambridge University Press
A complete and comprehensive catalogue of ancient and medieval comets, which aims at enabling the reader to understand the appearance of the comet in the sky and to appreciate the considerable influence such events had on cultures. Kronk uses ... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the SEAC Conference at Bochum 1994 [Paperback]
Wolfhard Schlosser (Author)
£10.00ISBN: 9783000012433
Published by : Ocarina Books
This collection of papers from the second SEAC conference examine the relationship between archaeoastronomy, ancient cosmology and field methodology. Contributors include Clive Ruggles and Frank Prendergast, Stanislaw Iwaniszewski, Zdenek Mini... .... Learn More -
Observations and Predictions of Eclipse Times by Early Astronomers [Hardback]
John M Steele (Author)
£96.00ISBN: 9780792362982
Published by : Kluwer Academic Publishers
Solar and lunar eclipses had great significance in the ancient and medieval worlds, with myths and legends often created to explain such phenomena. This study aims to present all known accounts of times eclipse observations and predictions, to ... .... Learn More