Ancient Astronomers

by Anthony F. Aveni

Book Overview

Written by leading scholars, each book in this series provides an up-to-date assessment of a particular area of the ancient world. Abundantly illustrated in full color, the series places readers at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895990377
• ISBN13: 9780895990372
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

A Great Place To Start!

Anthony Aveni is well known in scholastic circles for his many excellent and ground-breaking publications in the field of archaeoastronomy. This particular volume is geared toward interested laymen and uninitiated scholars who are not yet well grounded in the history of astronomy or ideas of cosmology from an anthropological perspective. The book is graced with numerous and apt illustrations, while the text reads easily with Aveni's smooth and informative style. Chapters were clearly organized thoughtfully, as information builds upon previous explanations and new concepts or ideas are charted out for the neophytes as needed. "Ancient Astronomy" provides an ideal introduction to archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy, and cosmology for students in anthropology and the history of astronomy. Veteran researchers familiar with Aveni's other publications will not find anything particularly new here, but his presentation in this work nevertheless provides a concise and attractive synthesis of ideas he has published elsewhere. Highy recommended!