期刊全称 | Astronomy Across Cultures | 期刊简称 | The History of Non-W | 影响因子2023 | Helaine Selin,Sun Xiaochun | 视频video | | 学科分类 | Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science | 图书封面 |  | 影响因子 | .Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-WesternAstronomy. consists of essays dealing with the astronomicalknowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States andEurope. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, NativeAmerican, Aboriginal Australian, Polynesian, Egyptian and Tibetanastronomy, among others, the book includes essays on Sky Tales and WhyWe Tell Them and Astronomy and Prehistory, and Astronomy andAstrology. The essays address the connections between science andculture and relate astronomical practices to the cultures whichproduced them. Each essay is well illustrated and contains anextensive bibliography. Because the geographic range is global, thebook fills a gap in both the history of science and in culturalstudies. It should find a place on the bookshelves of advancedundergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars, as well as inlibraries serving those groups. | Pindex | Book 2000 |
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