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The Incas' Sky From Myths to History and Astronomy /

This book introduces readers to the astonishing civilisation of the Incas. Its novelty lies in its general but highly informative synthesis of their history and astronomy through the accounts of contemporary chronicles and recent archaeological findings. Richly illustrated with the author’s own phot...

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Glavni avtor: Biémont, Émile (Author)
Korporativna značnica: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Elektronski eKnjiga
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Izdaja:1st ed. 2024.
Teme:
Astronomy.
Physics > History.
Cultural property.
Latin America > History.
Ethnology.
Science > History.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
History of Physics and Astronomy.
Cultural Heritage.
Latin American History.
Sociocultural Anthropology.
History of Science.
Online dostop:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58418-3
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Kazalo:
  • Introduction
  • Geographical Contrasts and Climate Diversity of the Andean Regions
  • Sources Relating to Peruvian Civilizations
  • History of Andean Civilizations
  • Birth, Evolution, and Splendor of the Inca Kingdom
  • Cosmogony at Tawantinsuyu and the Inca Pantheon
  • Proximity of the Gods and Sacred Places
  • Measurement of Time, Seq'es, and Associated Rites
  • Worship of the Sun
  • Astronomy in the Andes
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Glossary of Spanish (S), Quechua (Q), and Aymara (A)
  • Appendix B: Glossary of Astronomical Terms
  • Appendix C: Brightest Stars in the Sky
  • Appendix D: List of Constellations.

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