This work shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded planet. Mathematics was invented to track the movements of the sun, moon and stars even though back then these were thought to be gods. The space program has taken us beyond the earth, and satellite systems are exploring to the ends of the visible universe. This work provides the reader with algorithms to construct personal computer programs for finding the position of the moon and planets, and for calculating dates through historic periods in the Egyptian as well as the old and new style calendars.
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Easily read by all wanting to get touch not only with astronomy, but also the emotional aspect of human. -- Mathematical Reviews
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Gerald S Hawkins obtained two doctorates, in Astronomy and Physics, from the University of Manchester. He was a professor of astronomy and the chairman of the department at Boston University, and the dean of Dickinson College. A member of the Cosmos Club for 23 years, he went to Washington as Science Advisor to the United States Information Agency. Currently Dr Hawkins is a commission member of the International Astronomical Union, with over a hundred scientific papers on comets, asteroids, tektites and cosmology.
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waning princess, alpha era, midwinter sunrise, last crescent, sidereal months, recumbent stone, greater cosmos, superior conjunction, short encounter, synodic period, long encounter, vertical error, telescope astronomers, cup marks, civil calendar, enter year Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Stone Age, New Grange, Temple Wood, Abu Simbel, Ice Age, Age of Chaos, Mexico City, Aubrey Burl, Big Dipper, Giordano Bruno, Isaac Newton, New York, Old Style, Age of Space, Albert Einstein, United States, American Indian, Giorgio de Santillana, Salisbury Plain, Syrtis Major, Ursa Major New!
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waning princess, alpha era, midwinter sunrise, last crescent, sidereal months, recumbent stone, greater cosmos, superior conjunction, short encounter, synodic period, long encounter, vertical error, telescope astronomers, cup marks, civil calendar, enter year Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Stone Age, New Grange, Temple Wood, Abu Simbel, Ice Age, Age of Chaos, Mexico City, Aubrey Burl, Big Dipper, Giordano Bruno, Isaac Newton, New York, Old Style, Age of Space, Albert Einstein, United States, American Indian, Giorgio de Santillana, Salisbury Plain, Syrtis Major, Ursa Major New!
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- The Human Mystery (Gifford Lectures) by John C. Eccles in Back Matter
- The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells on page 248
- The Idea of Prehistory by Glyn Daniel in Back Matter
- Ideal Knots by Andrzej Stasiak in Back Matter
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- The Quickening Universe: Cosmic Evolution and Human Destiny by Eugene F. Mallove in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Extraterrestrials in Biblical Prophecy and the New Age Great Experiment by G. Cope Schellhorn on page 288, and Back Matter
- Beyond Measure by Jay Kappraff in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Sacred Sites of the Knights Templar: The Ancient Secrets Hidden in Stonehenge, Rennesle-Chateau, and Santiago de Compostela by John K Young in Back Matter
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