Archaeoastronomy Introduction to the Science of Stars and Stones
This is a second edition of a textbook that provides the first comprehensive, easy-to-read, and up-to-date account of the fascinating discipline of archaeoastronomy, in which the relationship between ancient constructions and the sky is studied in order to gain a better understanding of the ideas of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2020 |
| Series: | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I
- Methods
- Astronomy with the Naked Eye
- Acquiring Data
- Data Analysis
- Part II
- Ideas
- Astronomy and Architecture at the Roots of Civilization
- Astronomy, Power, and Landscapes of Power
- The Scientific Foundations of Archaeoastronomy
- Part III
- Places
- Megalithic Cultures of the Mediterranean
- Ancient Egypt
- Pre-columbian Cultures
- The Classical World
- Exercises