Astronomy and Ancient Calendars

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 9781407300818
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Papers from the annual meeting of SEAC (European Society for Astronomy in Culture) held in Kecskemét in Hungary in 2004. The essays are concerned with the influence which celestial phonemena have had on ancient cultures. Papers range from the c... .... Learn More