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Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures

Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Anthony AveniPublish date:1999-02-22Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:WileyISBN-13:9780471329763ISBN-10:471329762UPC:9780471329763Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, HistoryBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.24 x 6.18 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCYBMM3B7W

The acclaimed study of the birth of astronomy in three ancient societies

One of the founding fathers of the study of ancient astronomy, Anthony Aveni offers startling new insights and conclusions about the hieroglyphic writing known as the "Mayan Code," how the Incan capital city of Cuzco was built as a vast observatory, and why Stonehenge was erected in ancient England.

Language:EnglishPublisher:WileyISBN-13:9780471329763ISBN-10:471329762UPC:9780471329763Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Space Science, HistoryBook Topic:AstronomySize:9.24 x 6.18 x 0.53 inchesWeight:0.7804Product ID:SCYBMM3B7W
ANTHONY AVENI is the Russell B. Colgate Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University. He is the author of Empires of Time, Conversing with the Planets, and Behind the Crystal Ball.
Publisher: Wiley

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