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پدید آورنده
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رده
GN 799 .A8P467 2011
GN
799
.
A8P467
2011
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The power of stars :how celestial observations have shaped civilization
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer Verlag
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 347 p. : ill. )some col.(, facsims., ports. ; 26 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references )p. 311-315( and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Text of Note
Bryan E. Penprase
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
، Archaeoastronomy
Entry Element
History ، Astronomy
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
133
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509
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
GN
799
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A8P467
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Penprase, Bryan E.
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AU
TI
