Astronomies and Cultures in Early Medieval Europe
Stephen C. (West Virginia University) McCluskey
Cambridge University Press, 1998
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This book provides an overview of the astronomical practices that continued through the so-called 'Dark Ages'. Early medieval astronomies established a religious framework of sacred time and ritual calendar. Coupled with the remnants of ancient geometrical astronomy, these provided the framework for the rebirth of astronomy.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521583619
- ISBN-10
- 0521583616
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1998
- Publication date
- 1998-01-13
- Pages
- 252
- Dimensions
- 237x162x24
- Weight
- 550