@article{1439764,
      recid = {1439764},
      author = {Dolan, Marion,},
      title = {Decoding astronomy in art and architecture /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {For centuries, our ancestors carefully observed the  movements of the heavens and wove that astronomical  knowledge into their city planning, architecture,  mythology, paintings, sculpture, and poetry. This book  uncovers the hidden messages and advanced science encoded  within these sacred spaces, showing how the rhythmic  motions of the night sky played a central role across many  different cultures. Our astronomical tour transports  readers through time and space, from prehistoric megaliths  to Renaissance paintings, Greco-Roman temples to Inca  architecture. Along the way, you will investigate  unexpected findings at Lascaux, Delphi, Petra, Angkor Wat,  Borobudur, and many more archaeological sites both famous  and little known. Through these vivid examples, you will  come to appreciate the masterful ways that astronomical  knowledge was incorporated into each society's religion and  mythology, then translated into their physical  surroundings. The latest archaeoastronomical studies and  discoveries are recounted through a poetic and nontechnical  narrative, revealing how many longstanding beliefs about  our ancestors are being overturned. Through this celestial  journey, readers of all backgrounds will learn the basics  about this exciting field and share in the wonders of  cultural astronomy.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1439764},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76511-8},
}