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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

Olga Dluzhnevskaya  and
Mikhail Marov
Olga Dluzhnevskaya
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, National Focal Point for the Russian Federation, Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative email: olgad@inasan.ru
Mikhail Marov
Affiliation:
Vernadsky Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nominated Chair of WG on Space Technology, UNESCO WH Committee email: marovmail@yandex.ru
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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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Contributed Papers
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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 

References

Ruggles, C. & Cotte, M. (eds.) 2010, Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (Paris: ICOMOS – IAU)Google Scholar
UNESCO 2015, The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (Paris: UNESCO) http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines Google Scholar