The power of stars :how celestial observations have shaped civilization
New York
Springer Verlag
c2011
xi, 347 p. : ill. )some col.(, facsims., ports. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references )p. 311-315( and index
Bryan E. Penprase
Our experience of the sky and star knowledge -- A world of constellations in the night sky -- Creation stories from around the world -- World systems : models of the universe throughout time -- Stars that bind : civilization, calendars, and the sky -- Modern timekeeping and the development of the science of time -- Celestial architecture : monuments of the sky -- The archaeoastronomy of modern civilization -- The development of modern cosmology -- Concluding thoughts