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Early Astronomy
Hugh Thurston
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Description for Early Astronomy
paperback. Many civilizations produced astronomical texts, and many cultures that left no written records, left monuments ranging from rock paintings to Stonehenge, that show a clear interest in astronomy. This text is the history of such cultures along with the discoveries of Galileo, Kepler and others. Series: Springer Study Edition. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
People must have watched the skies from time immemorial. Human beings have always shown intellectual curiosity in abundance, and before the invention of modern distractions people had more time-and more mental energy-to devote to stargazing than we have. Megaliths, Chinese oracle bones, Babylonian clay tablets, and Mayan glyphs all yield evi dence of early peoples' interest in the skies. To understand early astronomy we need to be familiar with various phenomena that could-and still can-be seen in the sky. For instance, it seems that some early people were interested in the points on the horizon where the moon rises or ... Read more
People must have watched the skies from time immemorial. Human beings have always shown intellectual curiosity in abundance, and before the invention of modern distractions people had more time-and more mental energy-to devote to stargazing than we have. Megaliths, Chinese oracle bones, Babylonian clay tablets, and Mayan glyphs all yield evi dence of early peoples' interest in the skies. To understand early astronomy we need to be familiar with various phenomena that could-and still can-be seen in the sky. For instance, it seems that some early people were interested in the points on the horizon where the moon rises or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Springer Study Edition
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387948225
SKU
V9780387948225
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99-15
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