The power of stars
how celestial observations have shaped civilization
- First published:
- 21st century
- Language: English
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Traditions: Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy
Subjects: History, Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy, Stjörnuspeki, Stjörnufræði
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Megaliths, stone circles, and archaeoastronomy.
Controlled discovery queries from gegnir matched “Archaeoastronomy”. Retained metadata contains “Archaeoastronomy” in the subject metadata and “Archaeoastronomy” in the edition notes.
- “Archaeoastronomy”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
- “Archaeoastronomy”· in subject
- “Archaeoastronomy”· in edition notes
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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how celestial observations have shaped civilization Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record 26 cm; Dewey classification: 133.5; Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-315) and index; myndir, kort; Our experience of the sky and star knowledge -- A world of constellations in the night sky -- Creation stories from around the world -- World systems : models of the universe throughout time -- Stars that bind : civilization, calendars, and the sky -- Modern timekeeping and the development of the science of time -- Celestial architecture : monuments of the sky -- The archaeoastronomy of modern civilization -- The development of modern cosmology -- Concluding thoughts; Publication place: New York; xi, 347 bls | 2011 | Springer Verlag | English |
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- Gegnir (Iceland)
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- Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogueprimary991004311389706886 (opens in a new tab)
- Catalog id
- gegnir:991004311389706886
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