Conversing with the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the CosmosCrown, 2012 M05 9 - 255 páginas An award-winning professor takes readers on a guided tour of the stunning celestial discoveries of past cultures. Interweaving the astronomy, mythology, and anthropology of ancient peoples, Aveni shows how to discover the harmony between their beliefs and their study of the sky through naked-eye observations. From CHAPTER ONE: "My tales of Venus and Mars, squash and corn, are designed to entice the reader away from some of the widely held notions about the discovery and exploration of nature that are ingrained in modern culture. I want us to walk some worthwhile paths that are not so well trod." |
Contenido
Other Books by This Author | |
Acknowledgments | |
Planets and | |
Harnessing the Images | |
The Image for Its Own Sake | |
Epilogue | |
Notes | |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Conversing with the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos Anthony F. Aveni Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |
Conversing with the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos Anthony F. Aveni Vista de fragmentos - 1994 |
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