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I've got a book you might like then. I recently discovered there was an 'Astronomy Across Cultures' book, as ethnoastronomy is something I've been interested in
by dorchadas 5y ago
I've got a book you might like then. I recently discovered there was an 'Astronomy Across Cultures' book, as ethnoastronomy is something I've been interested in for a while (It's always neat to see how other people interact and describe the stars and sky. Shame a lot of this info is being lost as languages die and peoples assimilate). The book focuses on non-Western methods of astronomy, and is part of a series titled 'Science Across Cultures'.
Full reference is: Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy ed. Helaine Selin and Sun Xiaochun (ISBN: 978-94-010-5820-9, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4179-6)
- antognini 5y agoThanks, I'll check that out! I'm starting to transition from Babylonian astronomy to Greek astronomy, but my plan after that is to go through the astronomy of non-Western cultures: Indian, Chinese, Mayan, Aboriginal Australian, among others. That looks like a really helpful resource for those cultures.