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The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books)

Geoff Stray

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Description: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 into the future.Providing a much-needed compact guide to the Mayan calendar systems, this book also covers the essentials of calendar development throughout the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books). To get started finding The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0802716342

Description: 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 into the future.Providing a much-needed compact guide to the Mayan calendar systems, this book also covers the essentials of calendar development throughout the world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books). To get started finding The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars (Wooden Books), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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