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The Power of Stars

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Description for The Power of Stars Hardback. .
Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides a readable, beautifully illustrated journey through world cultures and the vibrant array of sky mythology, creation stories, models of the universe, temples and skyscrapers that each culture has created to celebrate and respond to the power of the night sky. Sections on the archaeoastronomy of South Asia and South East Asia have been expanded, with original photography and new research on temple alignments in Southern India, and new material describing the astronomical practices of Indonesia, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Beautiful photographs of temples in India and Asia have been added, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319525952
SKU
V9783319525952
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About Bryan E. Penprase
Dr. Bryan Penprase received a B.S. in Physics and an M.S. in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1985 and his Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics in 1992 from the University of Chicago. Dr. Penprase was a Predoctoral Research Fellow at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore and an NRC Postdoctoral Researcher at IPAC/Caltech in Pasadena. Dr. Penprase has ... Read more

Reviews for The Power of Stars
The volume is really a beginner's guide to cultural astronomy. ... is worth buying for the images alone, which are stunning throughout; probably the best collection of this kind to be found all in one place. (Liz Henty, Journal of Skyscape Archaeology (JSA), Vol. 04 (2), 2018) Penprase (Pomona College) has ... Read more

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