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The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books)
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Geoff Stray
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Product Details
- Author: Geoff Stray
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- Binding: Hardcover
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 930
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- EAN: 9780802716347
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- ISBN: 0802716342
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- Label: Walker & Company
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- Manufacturer: Walker & Company
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 64
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2007-11-13
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- Publisher: Walker & Company
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- Release Date: 2007-11-13
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- Studio: Walker & Company
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- Title: The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books)
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Product Description: 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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Customer Reviews
Concise, Interesting, & Mayan Astrological Signs
I was looking for a concise history of the Mayans and calendars and found it and more within the pages of this book. Finding a section in the back of the book that allows the reader to find the Mayan astrological birth signs was a nice surprise.
This is a good source for students seeking research materials and anyone who finds the Mayans and calendars interesting.
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Wonderful little book!
This small but wonder filled book will delight any enthusiast of Mayan studies, as well as those interested in ancient calendars far and wide.
The cover is exquisite. It is beautifully rendered and will grace any book shelf. This is a book to keep handy for friends and guests will enjoy this truly charming addition to the library.
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