| 书目名称 | The Power of Stars | | 副标题 | How Celestial Observ | | 编辑 | Bryan E. Penprase | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Considers the present-day context – how does astrology and the modern Big Bang cosmology get incorporated into our modern understanding of the skies?.First hand accounts of celestial events, and inter | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by providing a clear overview of the many ways in which humans have used the stars as an ordering principle in their cultures, and which today still inspire us intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. The book explores constellation lore from around the world, celestial alignments of monuments and temples, both from ancient and modern civilizations, and the role the sky has played in the cultures of the Greek, Egyptian, Babylonian, Native American, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, and Inca. Models of the universe from each of these cultures are described clearly, and each culture’s explanation of the stars, planets, and other celestial objects are described. The roots of astronomy and astrology are presented with original imagery and reproductions of ancient manuscripts that portray the structure of the physical universe as conceived by a diverse a | | 出版日期 | Book 20111st edition | | 关键词 | Archaeoastronomy; Astronomy; Cosmology; History of Science; Penprase; Power stars; ancient constellations; | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6803-6 | | isbn_ebook | 978-1-4419-6803-6 | | copyright | Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 |
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