Cycles of the sun, mysteries of the moon: the calendar in Mesoamerican civilization
1997; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 35; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.35-0365
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
Resumo* List of Illustrations * Preface * Chapter 1. Questions, Hypotheses, and Assorted Detours * Chapter 2. Humans and Environment in the Americas * Chapter 3. Strange Attraction: The Mystery of Magnetism * Chapter 4. New Windows on the World: Working the Land and Sailing the Sea * Chapter 5. The Olmec Dawning * Chapter 6. The Long Count: Astronomical Precision * Chapter 7. Calendar Reform and Eclipses: The Place of Edzna * Chapter 8. The Golden Age * Chapter 9. The Twilight of the Gods * Chapter 10. Dawn in the Desert: The Rise of the Toltecs * Chapter 11. People of the Pleiades: The Aztec Interlude * Chapter 12. The Long Journey: A Retrospective * References * Index
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