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Calendars and years. II, Astronomy and time in the ancient and medieval world / Astronomy and time in the ancient and medieval world edited by John Steele. - Oxford ; Oakville, CT : Oxbow Books, ©2011. - 1 online resource (vii, 180 pages) : illustrations.

Intro; Preface; The Chinese Sexagenary Cycle and the Ritual Foundations; Mathematical Astronomy and the Chinese Calendar; Calendars in India; The 364-Day Year in the Dead Sea Scrolls; The 'Well-Known Calendars': al-Khazini's Description of Significant Chronological Systems; The Maya Calendar Correlation Problem

ISBN: 9781842178249 (electronic bk.) 1842178245 (electronic bk.) 9781842178225 (electronic bk.) 1842178229 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctt1cf9sm8 JSTOR

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
To 1500

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Calendars--History--To 1500.
Chronology, Historical.
Astronomy, Ancient.
Astronomy, Medieval.
Time measurements--History--To 1500.
Chronologie historique.
Astronomie ancienne.
Astronomie médiévale.
chronicles.
Astronomy, Ancient.
Astronomy, Medieval.
Calendars.
Chronology, Historical.
Time measurements.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: CE21 / .C35 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 903