Stray, Geoff
The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars
- ISBN 13:
- 9781904263609
- author:
- Stray, Geoff
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Wooden Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 64
- Dimensions:
- 155 mm X 125 mm
- Genre:
- Astronomical charts & atlases
- Condition:
- New
- supplier_id:
- 9
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars By Geoff Stray A concise guide to the complex systems of ancient calendars, exploring their development and significance across cultures. The study of heavenly cycles is a common thread among many ancient societies. While the Egyptians, Chinese, and Babylonians attempted to understand the year, it was the Maya who created a series of cross-referenced calendars that revealed intriguing numerical harmonics. Their lunar calendar proved remarkably accurate, tracking Venus with an error of less than a day in five hundred years. This book provides a compact overview of the Mayan calendar systems, as well as covering the essentials of calendar development worldwide.
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