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Thesis ID: CBB001560795

Oracular science: Uncertainty in the history of Maya astronomy, 500--1600 (2001)

Harvard University
Gingerich, Owen

Publication Date: 2001
Edition Details: Advisor: Owen Gingerich
Physical Details: 443 pp.
Language: English

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Mayan civilization Western world, civilization and culture Archaeology Astronomy Native American civilization and culture Cross-cultural comparison Mexico Honduras Central America Guatemala

Description Mayan astronomy in the historical context of Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras compared with European astronomy of the same period. Cited in Diss. Abstr. Int. A 62 (2001): 1559--1559. Microfilms order no. 3011305.

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