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Ancient astronomers
- Title
- Ancient astronomers / by Anthony F. Aveni.
- Author
- Aveni, Anthony F.
- Publication
- Montreal : St. Remy Press ; Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, [1993], ©1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GN799.A8 A84 1993 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 176 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- Smithsonian exploring the ancient world
- Uniform Title
- Exploring the ancient world.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-171) and index.
- Contents
- Preface. The Most Ancient Profession -- Ch. 1. A Sky for Everyone -- Ch. 2. The Unwritten Record -- Ch. 3. Taproots of Western Astronomy -- Ch. 4. Islam: Surveyor and Purveyor -- Ch. 5. Ancient Asia's Stellar Beaurocracy -- Ch. 6. Africa's Socialized Astronomy -- Ch. 7. Hermetically Sealed: Ancient Mesoamerica -- Ch. 8. North America: Charting Celestial Symmetry -- Ch. 9. Pathways to the Stars: Skywatching in the Andes -- Ch. 10. The Voyaging Stars of Oceania -- Ch. 11. A Jewel With Many Facets.
- ISBN
- 0895990377
- LCCN
- 93038463
- OCLC
- ocm29224112
- SCSB-4259995
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries