Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 144197623X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 614 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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of Calgary) and Milone (Univ. I will turn to it time and again, not only for reference but also for enjoyment." (David Hughes, THE TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT, December 2, 2005)"Exploring Ancient Skies aims to cover the entire spectrum of the subject – scientific, geographical, mythological and historical … . Dickinson, CHOICE, Vol. … lists some 3,000 bibliographical sources – a wealth of information that every astronomy teacher … would love to have within arm’s reach. Hughes, The Observatory, Vol. 131 (1225), December, 2011). It succeeds superbly. … Their book is a block-buster achievement that will be a great reference source for details, discussion, and argument for years to come." (Owe
Explorers of ancient calendars and sacred geometry, take note Bethe One of these days, if gas prices aren't too high, I hope to make a trip to Calgary to meet Kelley and Milone. William Sullivan (author of The Secret of the Incas) urged me to ante up for this terribly expensive book. It is phenomenal.The authors are teachers/researchers (Kelley an archaeologist of the Maya, and Milone a professor of astronomy and physics) who have worked together with students over more than 25 years as they prepared this text. It includes everything you would ever want to know about naked-eye sky observation. The "naked eye" part is the key. No telescopes. Simply a history of the methods, tools and ritual objects/archi. Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy David H. Kelley Donna Provancher I agree with the 1 review of this book that existed as of the date I wrote my own review (Bethe, Maine USA).I would add that for the price, the illustrations that are such an integral part of the text should have been much better. Most of the symbol sets are ridiculously small. Many of the photos are downright poor. The mind reels to think why a book planned to command such a price couldn't have been expanded by a few more dollars and pages to treat the photography and symbol sets with as much respect as the text.Otherwise, the content is too good to ding it all the way back to "ok" just because the pictures are poor. Just know that if . "Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy" according to Michael Richards. This is the final, and most extensive, writing by David Humiston Kelley on comparative researches in antient astronomies and calendar-systems. A previous book of his (co-authored by Hugh A. Moran) on this subject was The Alphabet and the Ancient Calendar Signs (Palo Alto, 1969); and a previous article of his on the subject was "Calendar Animals and Deities" (SOUTHWEST JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY 16 [1960], pp. Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy This is the final, and most extensive, writing by David Humiston Kelley on comparative researches in antient astronomies and calendar-systems. A previous book of his (co-authored by Hugh A. Moran) on this subject was The Alphabet and the Ancient Calendar Signs (Palo Alto, 1969); and a previous article of his on the subject was "Calendar Animals and Deities" (SOUTHWEST JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY 16 [1960], pp. 317-337) re-published by Violeta Coyolxauhqui Hagen on []).. 17-Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy This is the final, and most extensive, writing by David Humiston Kelley on comparative researches in antient astronomies and calendar-systems. A previous book of his (co-authored by Hugh A. Moran) on this subject was The Alphabet and the Ancient Calendar Signs (Palo Alto, 1969); and a previous article of his on the subject was "Calendar Animals and Deities" (SOUTHWEST JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY 16 [1960], pp. 317-337) re-published by Violeta Coyolxauhqui Hagen on []).. Exploring Ancient Skies: A Survey of Ancient and Cultural Astronomy This is the final, and most extensive, writing by David Humiston Kelley on comparative researches in antient astronomies and calendar-systems. A previous book of his (co-authored by Hugh A. Moran) on this subject was The Alphabet and the Ancient Calendar Signs (Palo Alto, 1969); and a previous article of his on the subject was "Calendar Animals and Deities" (SOUTHWEST JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGY 16 [1960], pp. 317-337) re-published by Violeta Coyolxauhqui Hagen on []).. 7) re-published by Violeta Coyolxauhqui Hagen on []).
Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers--events such as the supernova of 1054 A.D., the "lion horoscope," and the Star of Bethlehem. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and as a text for students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history.. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships b
Milone has published many technical papers in various areas of astronomical research, particularly specializing in variable stars and photometry and archaeoastronomy, and has served on several professional committees. . David Humiston Kelley is a Canadian archaeologist and epigrapher, most noted for his work on the phonetic analysis and major contributions toward the decipherment of the writing system used by the Maya civilization