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Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars
Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars examines the changes in science that alternative solar, stellar, and galactic arrangements would have brought, and explores the different theologies, astrologies, and methods of tracking time that would have developed to refl...
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Rutgers University Press
2005
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1616044 |
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| author | Upgren, Arthur |
| author_facet | Upgren, Arthur |
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| description | Many Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars examines the changes in science that alternative solar, stellar, and galactic arrangements would have brought, and explores the different theologies, astrologies, and methods of tracking time that would have developed to reflect them. Our perception of our surroundings, the number of gods we worship, the symbols we use in art and literature, even the way we form nations and empires are all closely tied to our particular (and accidental) placement in the universe. Upgren also explores the actual ways tha |
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| spelling | cern-16160442021-04-21T22:04:32Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1616044engUpgren, ArthurMany skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and starsAstrophysics and AstronomyMany Skies: Alternative Histories of the Sun, Moon, Planets, and Stars examines the changes in science that alternative solar, stellar, and galactic arrangements would have brought, and explores the different theologies, astrologies, and methods of tracking time that would have developed to reflect them. Our perception of our surroundings, the number of gods we worship, the symbols we use in art and literature, even the way we form nations and empires are all closely tied to our particular (and accidental) placement in the universe. Upgren also explores the actual ways thaRutgers University Pressoai:cds.cern.ch:16160442005 |
| spellingShingle | Astrophysics and Astronomy Upgren, Arthur Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars |
| title | Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars |
| title_full | Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars |
| title_fullStr | Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars |
| title_full_unstemmed | Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars |
| title_short | Many skies: alternative histories of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars |
| title_sort | many skies: alternative histories of the sun, moon, planets, and stars |
| topic | Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1616044 |
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