Astronomy Across Cultures - The History of Non-Western Astronomy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)

Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Astronomy consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Polynesian, Egyptian and Tibetan astronomy, among others, the book includes essays on Sky Tales and Why We Tell Them and Astronomy and Prehistory, and Astronomy and Astrology. The essays address the connections between science and culture and relate astronomical practices to the cultures which produced them. Each essay is well illustrated and contains an extensive bibliography. Because the geographic range is global, the book fills a gap in both the history of science and in cultural studies. It should find a place on the bookshelves of advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars, as well as in libraries serving those groups.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science, 1
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2000
Editors:	Helaine Selin
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	665
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
ISBN-13:	978-9401058209
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > History > General
LSN:	9401058202
Barcode:	9789401058209

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