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  The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of Temple Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians (Dover Books on Astronomy) (Paperback) By (author) J. Norman Lockyer, Preface by Giorgio De Santillana

  

  

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  Short Description for The Dawn of Astronomy This celebrated study -- derived from Lockyer's belief that ancient Egyptian monuments were constructed "in strict relation to the stars" -- explores the relationship between astronomy and architecture in the age of the pharaohs. The author addresses one of the many points already extensively investigated by Egyptologists: the chronology of the kings of Egypt.
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  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Published: 26 May 2006
  • Format: Paperback 464 pages
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  • Categories: History Of Science | Astronomy, Space & Time | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
  • ISBN 13: 9780486450124 ISBN 10: 0486450120
  • Sales rank: 768,178

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• This celebrated study -- derived from Lockyer's belief that ancient Egyptian monuments were constructed "in strict relation to the stars" -- explores the relationship between astronomy and architecture in the age of the pharaohs. The author addresses one of the many points already extensively investigated by Egyptologists: the chronology of the kings of Egypt.