The remarkable science of ancient astronomy
(2017)
Nonfiction
DVD
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DVD/520.93/REMARKABLE
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Details
PUBLISHED
Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, [2017]
DESCRIPTION
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
ISBN/ISSN
9781629973685 ID1866A-01, 1629973688 PB1866A
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from disc labels
24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture
Course no. 1866
Taught by Bradley E. Schaefer
Learn how ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, and other cultures saw the sky and how the sun, moon, and stars were their clock, calendar, and compass. Constellations encoded their mythologies and the perfection of the heavens inspired religious and philosophical ideas, ultimately laying the foundation for modern science
DVD
Closed-captioned