Название: Ancient Astronomy: India, Egypt, China, Maya, Inca, Aztec, Greece, Rome, Genesis, Hebrews, Christians, the Neolithic and Paleolithic
Автор: Juan Antonio Belmonte; Helge Kragh; David W. Pankenier; Nicholas Campion; C?ndido Marciano da Silva; Steven R. Gullberg; Stanislaw Iwaniszewski; Subhash Kak; Yash Aggarwal; J. McKim Malville
Издательство: Cambridge, MA: Cosmology Science Publishers
Год: 2015
Формат: epub
Страниц: 454
Размер: 14,7 mb
Язык: English

Astronomy may be a very ancient science, with a history extending so far into the dim past that it origins are all but concealed. However, tantalizing clues have been left deep within the recesses of paleolithic underground cathedrals, caverns which are adorned with symbolic images of the night sky.

Unlike modern humans, where the night sky is shrouded by reflected artificial light, the stars above dominated the world view of Paleolithic humans, as the night was a tapestry of starry light, the meaning of which could only be discerned by their symbolic patterns. Our ancient ancestors, of even a few centuries ago, and certainly during the Paleolithic, lived in the “sublunary world”, encapsulated into celestial spheres illuminated by patterns of light.

How the ancients may have conceived of the celestial sphere? Read this book to find an answer.