Overview: Presents fascinating examples of cultural and archaeoastronomy from around the world.Examines many mediums, including sculpture, architecture, urban planning, and art.Written in a nontechnical poetic .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
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