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Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures

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Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures - Aveni, Anthony
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This text unravels the story of new revelations about three of the most popular and mysterious puzzles in ancient astronomy: the meaning of Stonehenge; what the Maya Code was about; and why the elaborate Inca City of Cuzco was built. It surveys findings that reveal fresh interpretations of the astronomical beliefs of each of the cultures. The book includes "naked eye" observing, pointing the reader to the night sky and the phenomena observed by the ancient cultures; illustrations of such things as Mayan stone tablets and ...

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Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures 1999, Wiley, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780471329763

Trade paperback

Stairways to the stars : skywatching in three great ancient cultures 1997, J. Wiley, New York

ISBN-13: 9780471159421

Hardcover

Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures 1997, Cassell Illustrated, London

ISBN-13: 9780304349982

Hardcover