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Odyssey of Human Creative Genius: From Astronomical Heritage to Space Technology Heritage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2016
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Astronomy was one of the most important sciences in the ancient world. It was rooted in naked eye observations and primitive stone instruments for astrometric measurements to determine the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and some stars that had both practical and sacred meaning. That is why the majority of archaeoastronomical monuments are simultaneously observatories and sanctuaries, with burials and altars.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29A: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 134 - 139
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016
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