Skywatchers of ancient Mexico /
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Author / Creator: | Aveni, Anthony F. |
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Imprint: | Austin : University of Texas Press, c1980. |
Description: | x, 355 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Texas Pan American series |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/423164 |
Summary: | Combining as it does the romance of space with the mystery of the past, the study of pre-Columbian skywatchers of the New World has drawn increasing scientific and popular attention in recent years. Aveni, one of the pioneers in this new interdisciplinary field, couples basic astronomy with archaeological and ethnological data to present a readable and entertaining synthesis of what is known of ancient astronomy in this hemisphere. |
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Item Description: | Includes index. |
Physical Description: | x, 355 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. [331]-344. |
ISBN: | 0292775571 |