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OverviewThe only small, popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars. The study of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Babylonians all tried to make sense of the year. But it fell to the later Mesoamerican Maya to create a series of calendars that could be cross referenced. In doing so, the Maya discovered many strange numerical harmonics. Their lunar calendar was extremely accurate-far more so than the Greek Metonic cycle; they tracked Venus to an accuracy of less than a day in five hundred years and their tables could have been used to predict eclipses seven hundred years in the future. This book will provide a much needed compact guide to the Mayan calendar systems as well as covering the essentials of calendar development throughout the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Geoff StrayPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA Imprint: Walker & Co Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 17.50cm Weight: 0.172kg ISBN: 9780802716347ISBN 10: 0802716342 Pages: 57 Publication Date: 01 October 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGeoff Stray is a leading researcher on the Maya Calendar. He is the author of Beyond 2012, a book examining the Mayan end of time calendar date of December 21, 2012. He lives in England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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