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

Astronomical and astrological knowledge circulated in many ways in the ancient world: in the form of written texts and through oral communication; by the consci

The focus of this book is the interplay between ancient astronomy, meteorology, physics and calendrics. It looks at a set of popular instruments and texts (para

The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy combines new scholarship with hands-on science to bring readers into direct contact with the work of ancient astro

Dates form the backbone of written history. But where do these dates come from? Many different calendars were used in the ancient world. Some of these calendars