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ASTRONOMY ACROSS CULTURES The History of Non-Western Astronomy Editor HELAINE SELIN Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Advisory Editor SUN XIAOCHUN University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS DORDRECHT/BOSTON/LONDON

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Page 1: ASTRONOMY ACROSS CULTURES - GBV · ASTRONOMY ACROSS CULTURES ... Babylonian Astrology: ... Mathematical Astronomy in Islamic Civilization David A. King -_ 585

ASTRONOMY ACROSSCULTURES

The History of Non-Western Astronomy

Editor

HELAINE SELINHampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Advisory Editor

SUN XIAOCHUNUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERSDORDRECHT/BOSTON/LONDON

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments :' xi

About the Contributors xiii

Introduction xix

Sky Tales and Why We Tell ThemE. C. Krupp 1

Astronomy and PrehistoryLawrence H. Robbins 31

Astronomy and the Dreaming: The Astronomy of the AboriginalAustraliansRoslynn D. Haynes '"" 53

Useful and Conceptual Astronomy in Ancient HawaiiMichael E. Chauvin . 91

Ancient Astronomical Monuments in PolynesiaWilliam Liller 127

A Polynesian Astronomical Perspective: the Maori of Ni w ZealandWayne Orchiston 161

The Inca: Rulers of the Andes, Children of the SunDavid S. P. Dearborn 197

Mesoamerican Astronomy and the Ritual CalendarJohanna Broda 225

Native American Astronomy: Traditions, Symbols, Ceremonies,Calendars, and RuinsVon Del Chamberlain 269

Birth and Development of Indian AstronomySubhash Kak 303

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x TABLE OF CONTENTS

Remarks on the Origin of Indo-Tibetan AstronomyYukio Ohashi 341

Indo-Malay AstronomyBambang Hidayat 371

A Cultural History of Astronomy in JapanSteven L. Renshaw and Saori Ihara 385

History of Astronomy in KoreaPark, Seong-Rae 409

Crossing the Boundaries Between Heaven and Man: Astronomy inAncient ChinaSun Xiaochun 423

Astronomical Practices in Africa South of the SaharaKeith Snedegar 455

Astronomy in Ancient EgyptGregg DeYoung 475

Babylonian Astrology: Its Origin and Legacy in EuropeNicholas Campion 509

Hebrew Astronomy: Deep Soundings from a Rich TraditionY. Tzvi Langermanh 555

Mathematical Astronomy in Islamic CivilizationDavid A. King -_ 585

Islamic Folk AstronomyDaniel Martin Varisco 615

Index 651