Thesis ID: CBB671650500

Astronomy of the Ancient Greeks and Mayas: A Comparison of Scientific Observations and Innovation (2021)

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The historical narratives regarding the ancient Maya have been extremely inconsistent since colonial days. The early twentieth-century historians’ enthusiastic praise for the genius of the ancient Maya ended with a pendulum swing of reverse sentiment in later writings. The differing perspectives espoused on the ancient Maya historical narratives are in stark contrast to those of the steadier historical analyses associated with the ancient Greeks. It is this contrast that provides the intriguing backdrop to a comparison between a topic of utmost importance to both the ancient Greeks and Mayas: astronomy. The following is such a comparison.

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Authors & Contributors
Steele, John M.
Jiang, Xiaoyuan
Deng, Ke-hui
Wenan, Chen
Chol-Min, Choe
Anne S. Dowd
Concepts
Astronomy
Cross-cultural comparison
Observation
Mayan civilization
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Cosmology
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
Precolumbian period (America)
Early modern
Modern
Renaissance
Places
Greece
China
India
Middle and Near East
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
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