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,
Temas:
Astronomy.
Physics-Philosophy.
Architecture-History.
Cultural property.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Architectural History and Theory.
Cultural Heritage.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: What is Archaeoastronomy, and why studying it
  • Ideas
  • Astronomy and people
  • Astronomy and power
  • Astronomy and afterworld
  • Astronomy and architecture
  • Astronomy and landscape
  • Methods
  • The celestial coordinates
  • The apparent motion of the Sun
  • The apparent motion of the stars
  • The apparent motion of the Moon and the planets
  • The observation of celestial bodies at the horizon
  • The use of astronomical software in aa
  • The methods for making measures in aa
  • The methods for analyzing measures in aa
  • Places
  • Stonehenge
  • Giza
  • Chichen Itza
  • The Island of the Sun
  • The Campus Martius
  • The Valley of the Temples of Agrigento
  • Menorca
  • Chimney Rock.

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