The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars by Geoff Stray

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The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars by Geoff Stray

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The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars by Geoff Stray

The only small, popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars.

The study of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Babylonians all tried to make sense of the year. But it fell to the later Mesoamerican Maya to create a series of calendars that could be cross referenced. In doing so, the Maya discovered many strange numerical harmonics. Their lunar calendar was extremely accurate-far more so than the Greek Metonic cycle; they tracked Venus to an accuracy of less than a day in five hundred years and their tables could have been used to predict eclipses seven hundred years in the future. This book will provide a much needed compact guide to the Mayan calendar systems as well as covering the essentials of calendar development throughout the world.

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ISBN 13 9780802716347
ISBN 10 0802716342
Title The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars
Author Geoff Stray
Series Wooden Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Year published 2007-10-01
Number of pages 57
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.