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Archaeoastronomy Introduction to the Science of Stars and Stones /

This book provides the first complete, easy to read, up-to-date account of the fascinating discipline of archaeoastronomy, in which the relationship between ancient constructions and the sky is studied in order to gain a better understanding of the ideas of the architects of the past and of their re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Magli, Giulio (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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