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Calendars and years: astronomy and time in the ancient near east
Dates form the backbone of written history. But where do these dates come from? Many different calendars were used in the ancient world. Some of these calendars were based upon observations or calculations of regular astronomical phenomena, such as the first sighting of the new moon crescent that de...
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Oxbow Books
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1735325 |