Astronomy of the ancients
By: edited by Kenneth Brecher and Michael Feirtag.
Contributors: Brecher, Kenneth.; Feirtag, Michael.
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Astronomy, Ancient
Description: The eight articles and dozens of photographs and drawings in this book introduce the reader to the ancient astronomers - their observatories, their instruments, and their explorations of the awesome regularities (and shocking irregularities) that appear in the sky.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.