Title Decoding Astronomy in Art and Architecture Author(s) Dolan, Marion Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. Description XIII, 343 p. 152 illus., 146 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note For centuries, our ancestors carefully observed the movements of the heavens and wove that astronomical knowledge into their city planning, architecture, mythology, paintings, sculpture, and poetry. This book uncovers the hidden messages and advanced science encoded within these sacred spaces, showing how the rhythmic motions of the night sky played a central role across many different cultures. Our astronomical tour transports readers through time and space, from prehistoric megaliths to Renaissance paintings, Greco-Roman temples to Inca architecture. Along the way, you will investigate unexpected findings at Lascaux, Delphi, Petra, Angkor Wat, Borobudur, and many more archaeological sites both famous and little known. Through these vivid examples, you will come to appreciate the masterful ways that astronomical knowledge was incorporated into each society???s religion and mythology, then translated into their physical surroundings. The latest archaeoastronomical studies and discoveries are recounted through a poetic and nontechnical narrative, revealing how many longstanding beliefs about our ancestors are being overturned. Through this celestial journey, readers of all backgrounds will learn the basics about this exciting field and share in the wonders of cultural astronomy. ISBN,Price 9783030765118 Keyword(s) 1. ARCHAEOLOGY 2. Archaeology and Heritage 3. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques 4. Astronomy???Observations 5. COSMOLOGY 6. Cultural property 7. EBOOK 8. EBOOK - SPRINGER 9. History of Physics and Astronomy 10. Physics???History Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I11690     On Shelf