Astronomy in the Ancient World: Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events by Alexus McLeodEnglish | PDF | 2016 | 235 Pages | ISBN : 3319235990 | 4.7 MB
Alexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena. Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas as a response, in part, to the Supernova of 1054, which may have led to a cultural renaissance in astronomy. He then goes on to explore the contemporary understanding of supernovae, contrasting it with that of the ancient Americas.