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Astronomy and culture

Author: Edith W Hetherington; Norriss S Hetherington
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press/ABC-CLIO, ©2009.
Series: Greenwood guides to the universe.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Studies and gives myriad examples of the interrelationships between astronomy and the cultures of civilizations past and present.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Edith W Hetherington; Norriss S Hetherington
ISBN: 9780313345364 0313345368 9780313345371 0313345376
OCLC Number: 243548371
Description: xii, 231 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents: Archaeoastronomy -- Mythology -- Babylonian astronomy and culture -- [Pi] in the sky -- Calendars -- The Copernican revolution -- Extraterrestrial life and science fiction -- Breaking the circle -- The Newtonian revolution -- Astronomy and religion.
Series Title: Greenwood guides to the universe.
Responsibility: Edith W. Hetherington and Norriss S. Hetherington.

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Studies and gives myriad examples of the interrelationships between astronomy and the cultures of civilizations past and present.

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