Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Griffith Observer
Author: The Griffith Observer
Author: The Observer
Author: Edward Fuller BigelowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
From May 1894 to Sept. 1895 the sections Outdoor world and Practical microscopy were issued as separate publications.
The Observer
Author: The Observer's Handbook
Author: Royal Astronomical Society of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Exploring Ancient Skies
Author: David H. KelleyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 038726356X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Exploring Ancient Skies brings together the methods of archaeology and the insights of modern astronomy to explore the science of astronomy as it was practiced in various cultures prior to the invention of the telescope. The book reviews an enormous and growing body of literature on the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, the Far East, and the New World (particularly Mesoamerica), putting the ancient astronomical materials into their archaeological and cultural contexts. The authors begin with an overview of the field and proceed to essential aspects of naked-eye astronomy, followed by an examination of specific cultures. The book concludes by taking into account the purposes of ancient astronomy: astrology, navigation, calendar regulation, and (not least) the understanding of our place and role in the universe. Skies are recreated to display critical events as they would have appeared to ancient observers - events such as the supernova of 1054, the 'lion horoscope' or the 'Star of Bethlehem.' Exploring Ancient Skies provides a comprehensive overview of the relationships between astronomy and other areas of human investigation. It will be useful as a reference for scholars and students in both astronomy and archaeology, and will be of compelling interest to readers who seek a broad understanding of our collective intellectual history.
Bibliography of the Moon
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.). Military Geology BranchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Moon
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
First World War Plays
Author: Mark RawlinsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472532627
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
The First World War (1914–1918) marked a turning point in modern history and culture and its literary legacy is vast: poetry, fiction and memoirs abound. But the drama of the period is rarely recognised, with only a handful of plays commonly associated with the war. First World War Plays draws together canonical and lesser-known plays from the First World War to the end of the twentieth century, tracing the ways in which dramatists have engaged with and resisted World War I in their works. Spanning almost a century of conflict, this anthology explores the changing cultural attitudes to warfare, including the significance of the war over time, interwar pacifism, and historical revisionism. The collection includes writing by combatants, as well as playwrights addressing historical events and national memory, by both men and women, and by writers from Great Britain and the United States. Plays from the period, like Night Watches by Allan Monkhouse (1916), Mine Eyes Have Seen by Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1918) and Tunnel Trench by Hubert Griffith (1924), are joined with reflections on the war in Post Mortem by Noël Coward (1930, performed 1944) and Oh What A Lovely War by Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop (1963) as well as later works The Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan (1982) and Sea and Land and Sky by Abigail Docherty (2010). Accompanied by a general introduction by editor, Dr Mark Rawlinson.
Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
Author: Royal Astronomical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
Memoirs
Author: Royal Astronomical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description