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9 produkter
Book of the Year
A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays
Häftad, 2004
418 kr
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What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, the Groundhog, and the Virgin Mary? In The Book of the Year, Anthony Aveni offers fascinating answers to these questions and explains the many ways …
Book of the Year
A Brief History of Our Holidays
E-bok, 2002
202 kr
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What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, the Groundhog, and the Virgin Mary? Why do people behave so bawdily during Mardi Gras? How has the significance and celebration of Christmas changed …
Skywatchers: A Revised and Updated Version of Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico
Häftad
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
793 kr
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Archaeoastronomy in the New World
American Primitive Astronomy
Häftad, 2009
804 kr
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First published in 1982, this volume summarises the proceedings of a conference which took place at the University of Oxford in September 1981. Held under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union and the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science, the meeting reviewed …
Calendars in Mesoamerica and Peru
Native American computations of time
Av Anthony F Aveni, Gordon Brotherston
Häftad, 1983
1056 kr
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Between the Lines
The Mystery of the Giant Ground Drawings of Ancient Nasca, Peru
Häftad, 2000
477 kr
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The Nasca Lines are one of the world's great enigmas. Who etched the more than 1,000 animal, human, and geometric figures that cover 400 square miles of barren pampa in southern Peru? How did the makers create lifelike images of monkeys, birds, and spiders without an aerial vantage point from which …
