Astronomies and cultures in early medieval Europe / Stephen C. McCluskey.
Astronomies and cultures in early medieval Europe / Stephen C. McCluskey.
Astronomies and cultures in early medieval Europe / Stephen C. McCluskey.
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Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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1997.
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T0393576
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English
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xiv, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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1. Astronomies in cultures. Times and calendars -- 2. The heritage of astronomical practice. Prehistoric solar horizon calendars. Classical horizon systems. The stellar calendars of antiquity. Geometrical astronomy. Ptolemaic astronomy. The decline of observational calendars. Christianity and the Ju...
7. Astronomy in the liberal arts. Late Roman learning. Antique learning in Ostrogothic Italy. Astronomy in the Visigothic court -- 8. The fusion of astronomical traditions. Astronomy and court culture. The reemergence of astrology. Teaching computus. The revival of the liberal arts -- 9. The encount...
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Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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England
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1997.
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Astronomies and cultures in early medieval Europe / Stephen C. McCluskey.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index.
Transferred from N520.940902/1.
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T0393576
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0521778522 (pbk.)
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0521583616
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520.940902
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991007296719702626
