Archaeoastronomy [electronic resource] : introduction to the science of stars and stones / Giulio Magli.
Magli, Giulio, 1964- author.
2016
GN799.A8
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Title Archaeoastronomy [electronic resource] : introduction to the science of stars and stones / Giulio Magli.
Author Magli, Giulio, 1964- author.
ISBN 9783319228822 (electronic book)
331922882X (electronic book)
9783319228815
3319228811
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22882-2
Published Cham : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-22882-2 doi
Call Number GN799.A8
Dewey Decimal Classification 520.9
520
Summary 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 religious and symbolic worlds. The book is divided into three sections, the first of which explores the past relations between astronomy and people, power, the afterworld, architecture, and landscape. The fundamentals of archaeoastronomy are then addressed in detail, with coverage of the celestial coordinates; the apparent motion of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets; observation of celestial bodies at the horizon; the use of astronomical software in archaeoastronomy; and current methods for making and analyzing measurements. The final section reviews what archaeoastronomy can now tell us about the nature and purpose of such sites and structures as Stonehenge, the Pyramids of Giza, Chichen Itza, the Campus Martius, and the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento. In addition, a set of exercises is provided that can be performed using non-commercial free software, e.g., Google Earth or Stellarium, and will equip readers to conduct their own research. Readers will find the book an ideal introduction to what has become a wide-ranging multidisciplinary science.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 7, 2016).
Series Undergraduate lecture notes in physics.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783319228815
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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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