Astronomy in the Ancient World : Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
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Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena. Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas as a response, in part, to the Supernova of 1054, which may have led to a cultural renaissance in astronomy. He then goes on to explore the contemporary understanding of supernovae, contrasting it with that of the ancien ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | Astronomy in the Ancient World : Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events / by Alexus McLeod. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016. - VIII, 234 p. 41 ill., 34 ill. in color ; online resource. - (Historical & Cultural Astronomy) |
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Introduction -- The Americas -- Supernovae -- China -- Comets -- India -- Eclipses -- Europe and the West -- Astronomy Today. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319235998
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| ID scheda | 139021 |
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