Author: George Shelby Howard
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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THE NEW ROYAL CYCLOPAEDIA; OR, MODERN UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF Arts and Sciences
Author: George Shelby Howard
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Antiquarian Bookman
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1934
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1934
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The Modern Navigator's Compleat Tutor: Or, A Treatise of the Whole Art of Navigation in Its Theory and Practice ...
Author: Joshua Kelly
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Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Publisher:
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Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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THE NEW ROYAL CYCLOPAEDIA, And ENCYCLOPAEDIA; OR, COMPLETE MODERN AND UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Author: George Shelby Howard
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Languages : en
Pages : 480
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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The Modern Navigator's Compleat Tutor ... The Second Edition, Enlarged
Author: Joshua Kelly
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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THE NEW ROYAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA; OR, COMPLETE MODERN UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS & SCIENCES, ON A NEW AND IMPROVED PLAN
Author: William Henry Hall
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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Languages : en
Pages : 678
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Archaeoastronomy and the Maya
Author: Gerardo Aldana y V.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1782976434
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Archaeoastronomy and the Maya illustrates archaeoastronomical approaches to ancient Mayan cultural production. The book is contextualized through a history of archaeoastronomical investigations into Mayan sites, originating in the 19th century discovery of astronomical tables within hieroglyphic books. Early 20th century archaeological excavations revealed inscriptions carved into stone that also preserved astronomical records, along with architecture that was built to reflect astronomical orientations. These materials provided the basis of a growing professionalized archaeoastronomy, blossoming in the 1970s and expanding into recent years. The chapters here exemplify the advances made in the field during the early 21st century as well as the on-going diversity of approaches, presenting new perspectives and discoveries in ancient Mayan astronomy that result from recent studies of architectural alignments, codices, epigraphy, iconography, ethnography, and calendrics. More than just investigations of esoteric ancient sciences, studies of ancient Mayan astronomy have profoundly aided our understanding of Mayan worldviews. Concepts of time and space, meanings encoded in religious art, intentions underlying architectural alignments, and even methods of political legitimization are all illuminated through the study of Mayan astronomy.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1782976434
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Archaeoastronomy and the Maya illustrates archaeoastronomical approaches to ancient Mayan cultural production. The book is contextualized through a history of archaeoastronomical investigations into Mayan sites, originating in the 19th century discovery of astronomical tables within hieroglyphic books. Early 20th century archaeological excavations revealed inscriptions carved into stone that also preserved astronomical records, along with architecture that was built to reflect astronomical orientations. These materials provided the basis of a growing professionalized archaeoastronomy, blossoming in the 1970s and expanding into recent years. The chapters here exemplify the advances made in the field during the early 21st century as well as the on-going diversity of approaches, presenting new perspectives and discoveries in ancient Mayan astronomy that result from recent studies of architectural alignments, codices, epigraphy, iconography, ethnography, and calendrics. More than just investigations of esoteric ancient sciences, studies of ancient Mayan astronomy have profoundly aided our understanding of Mayan worldviews. Concepts of time and space, meanings encoded in religious art, intentions underlying architectural alignments, and even methods of political legitimization are all illuminated through the study of Mayan astronomy.
Voyaging to China in 1855 and 1904
Author: Paul Henry King
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
"I am reproducing two authentic 'travelogues', the first [by Rev. Alexander Williamson] describing a voyage of the older period in a sailing ship from London to Shanghai in 1855, and the second [by Mrs. Madge Williamson King] ... noting various incidents during a journey to China via the Atlantic, the United States of America and the Pacific in the transition era of 1904."--p. 16.
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Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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"I am reproducing two authentic 'travelogues', the first [by Rev. Alexander Williamson] describing a voyage of the older period in a sailing ship from London to Shanghai in 1855, and the second [by Mrs. Madge Williamson King] ... noting various incidents during a journey to China via the Atlantic, the United States of America and the Pacific in the transition era of 1904."--p. 16.