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pp. xiv, (2), 255, “Aveni, a professor of astronomy and anthropology at Colgate University, seeks here to integrate–in his view, reintegrate–the rational universe with a more comforting model that takes into account “the interrelationship between matter and spirit.” Such ancient astronomically inclined peoples as the Babylonians and the Mayans, he argues, made direct connections between events in the night sky and those on earth, and hence between nature and culture. “
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| ISBN | 0812919750 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780812919752 | |
| Number of pages | 255 | |
| Original Title | Conversing With the Planets: How Science and Myth Invented the Cosmos | |
| Published Date | 1992 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | New York | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Science | |
| Author: | Anthony F. Aveni | |
| Publisher: | Times Books |
pp. xiv, (2), 255, “Aveni, a professor of astronomy and anthropology at Colgate University, seeks here to integrate–in his view, reintegrate–the rational universe with a more comforting model that takes into account “the interrelationship between matter and spirit.” Such ancient astronomically inclined peoples as the Babylonians and the Mayans, he argues, made direct connections between events in the night sky and those on earth, and hence between nature and culture. “
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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