Astronomy across cultures: the history of non-Western astronomy

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Acknowledgements. About the Authors. Introduction. 1. Sky Tales and Why We Tell Them. 2. Astronomy and Prehistory. 3. Astronomy and the Dreaming: The Astronomy of the Aboriginal Australians. 4. Useful and Conceptual Astronomy in Ancient Hawaii. 5. Ancient Astronomical Monuments in Polynesia. 6. A Polynesia Astronomical Perspective: the Maori of New Zealand. 7. The Inca: Rulers of the Andes, Children of the Sun. 8. Mesoamerican Astronomy and the Ritual Calendar. 9. Native American Astronomy: Traditions, Symbols, Ceremonies, Calendars, and Ruins. 10. Birth and Development of Indian Astronomy. 11. Remarks on the Origin of Indo-Tibetan Astronomy. 12. Indo-Malay Astronomy. 13. A Cultural History of Astronomy in Japan. 14. History of Astronomy in Korea. 15. Crossing the Boundaries Between Heaven and Man: Astronomy in Ancient China. 16. Astronomical Practices in Africa South of the Sahara. 17. Astronomy in Ancient Egypt. 18. Babylonian Astrology: Its Origin and Legacy in Europe. 19. Hebrew Astronomy: Deep Soundings from a Rich Tradition. 20. Mathematical Astronomy in Islamic Civilization. 21. Islamic Folk Astronomy. Index.