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The power of stars : how celestial observations have shaped civilization / Bryan E. Penprase.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer Verlag, c2011.Description: xi, 347 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., ports. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781441968029 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 133.509 22
LOC classification:
  • GN799.A8 P4677 2011
Contents:
Our experience of the sky and star knowledge -- A world of constellations in the night sky -- Creation stories from around the world -- World systems : models of the universe throughout time -- Stars that bind : civilization, calendars, and the sky -- Modern timekeeping and the development of the science of time -- Celestial architecture : monuments of the sky -- The archaeoastronomy of modern civilization -- The development of modern cosmology -- Concluding thoughts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315) and index.

Our experience of the sky and star knowledge -- A world of constellations in the night sky -- Creation stories from around the world -- World systems : models of the universe throughout time -- Stars that bind : civilization, calendars, and the sky -- Modern timekeeping and the development of the science of time -- Celestial architecture : monuments of the sky -- The archaeoastronomy of modern civilization -- The development of modern cosmology -- Concluding thoughts.

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