The dawn of astronomy

The dawn of astronomy - A study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient EgyptiansThe enormous...
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The dawn of astronomy

The dawn of astronomy

€6,34

The dawn of astronomy

€6,34
Author: Lockyer, Norman
Format: eBook
Language: English

The dawn of astronomy - A study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians

The enormous advance which has been recently made in our astronomical knowledge, and in our power of investigating the various bodies which people space, is to a very great extent due to the introduction of methods of work and ideas from other branches of science. Much of the recent progress has been, we may indeed say, entirely dependent upon the introduction of the methods of inquiry to which I refer. While this is generally recognised, it is often forgotten that a knowledge of even elementary astronomy may be of very great assistance to students of other branches of science; in other words, that astronomy is well able to pay her debt. Amongst those branches is obviously that which deals with man's first attempts to grasp the meaning and phenomena of the universe in which he found himself before any scientific methods were available to him; before he had any idea of the origins or the conditionings of the things around him. In the present volume I propose to give an account of some attempts I have been making in my leisure moments during the past three years to see whether any ideas could be obtained as to the early astronomical views of the Egyptians, from a study of their temples and the mythology connected with the various cults. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 64849
Author: Lockyer, Norman
Release Date: Mar 17, 2021
Format: eBook
Language: English

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