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Stairways to the Stars : Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures by Anthony F. Aveni is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Stairways to the Stars : Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures about?
The acclaimed study of the birth of astronomy in three ancient societies One of the founding fathers of the study of ancient astronomy, Anthony Aveni offers startling new insights and conclusions about the hieroglyphic writing known as the "Mayan Code," how the Incan capital city of Cuzco was built as a vast observatory, and why Stonehenge was erected in ancient England.
Who reads Stairways to the Stars : Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Anthony F. Aveni
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780471329763
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Astronomy, Science, Stem
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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