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dh 68316699 Leitz: Altägyptische Sternuhren. Gebunden 
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  • Altägyptische Sternuhren. Gebunden
  • Christian Leitz
  • xi, 293 Seiten davon 23 Plänen, Falt-(Stern)-karten, Indices. 1995. Im ersten Kapitel werden zum ersten Mal die wichtigen Texte aud dem Naos mit den Dekanen publiziert, der sich als ein altägyptischer Vorläufer der griechischen und lateinischen Dekantexte herausstellt. Das zweite Kapitel behandelt die diagonalen Sternuhren auf den Holzsärgen des Mittleren Reiches.

Malville: Ancient Cities, Sacred Skies. Cosmic Geometries and City Planning in Ancient India. Cloth 
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  • Ancient Cities, Sacred Skies. Cosmic Geometries and City Planning in Ancient India. Cloth, ca. 22x28.5 cm
  • edited by J. McKim Malville and Lalit M. Gujral
  • xii, 138 pages, 46 plates with halftone illustrations, 51 figures, bibliography, index. 2000

9780415164955 Cuomo: Ancient Mathematics. Paperback 
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  • Ancient Mathematics. Paperback
  • S. Cuomo
  • 304 pages, 44 line drawings, 7 photo's. 2001. The theorem of Pythagoras, Euclid's "Elements", Archimedes' method to find the volume of a sphere: all parts of the invaluable legacy of ancient mathematics. This book offers a survey of the discipline in all its variety and diversity of practices, from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD

Sharma: Astrological Lore in the Buddhist Sardulakarnavadana. Cloth 
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  • Astrological Lore in the Buddhist Sardulakarnavadana. Cloth
  • Dr. (Mrs.) Sharmishta Sharma
  • xxv, 79 pages, with index, bibliography. 1992

Wageningen, van: Astrologie en Geneeskunde. Gebonden. Used book / gebruikt 
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  • Astrologie en Geneeskunde. Gebonden uitgave. Used book / gebruikt
  • J.C. van Wageningen
  • 356 pagina's. 1954: Mouton, Den Haag

9789060103084 Esser, Cosman, Bakker: Astrologie. Populair-wetenschappelijk handboek. Drie delen in één band. Gebonden. Gebruikt boek / used book 
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  • Astrologie. Populair-wetenschappelijk handboek. Drie delen in één band. Gebonden
  • E. I. K. Esser, H. Cosman, J. C. Bakker
  • 304 pagina's, met illustraties. 1977. 1e druk. Gebruikt boek / used book

Kak: The Astronomical Code of the Rgveda. Cloth 
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  • Astronomical Code of the Rgveda. Cloth
  • Subhash Kak
  • xi, 144 pages, many line drawings, illustrations, tables, notes, references, index. 1994

Vedayayas: Astronomical Dating of the Mahabharata War. Cloth 
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  • Astronomical Dating of the Mahabharata War. Cloth, 19x25cm.
  • Dr. E. Vedayayas, IAS, Ph.D.
  • 343 pages, with bibliography and index

Hunger: Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Volume V: Lunar and Planetary Texts. Cloth 
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  • Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia. Volume V: Lunar and Planetary Texts. Cloth. 21x30 cm
  • Edited by Hermann Hunger. Including Materials by Abraham J. Sachs. With an Appendix by John M. Steele
  • 400 Seiten, und 50 Tafeln mit Abbildungen. 2002. Dieser Band enthält Zusammen-stellungen von Daten für den Mond und die Planeten aus der Zeit vom 8. Jh. bis zum 1. Jh. v. Chr. Die überwiegende Mehrheit dieser Daten sind Beobachtungen, die vermutlich aus Diaries, wie sie in Band I bis III publiziert wurden, exzerpiert sind.

9783447039796 Krauss: Astronomische Konzepte und Jenseitsvorstellungen in den Pyramidentexten 
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  • Astronomische Konzepte und Jenseitsvorstellungen in den Pyramidentexten. 17x24cm
  • Rolf Krauss
  • 297 Seiten, 34 Abbildungen. 1997

9780521409841 / op=op Covington: Astrophotography for the Amateur. Revised Edition. 
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  • Astrophotography for the Amateur. Revised Edition. Paperback
  • by Michael Covington
  • 176 pages, with many black-white and colour illustrations. 1991. A much expanded and fully updated edition of the best-selling, standard handbook on astrophotography for amateurs. Cover slightly damaged, scratched, reduced price

Kaye: The Bakhshali Manuscript: A Study in Medieval Mathematics (Archaeological Survey of India) 
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  • Bakhshali Manuscript: A Study in Medieval Mathematics (Archaeological Survey of India) Parts I, II, and III (Bound in one). 34x24cm
  • G R. Kaye
  • Parts I: Introduction. Parts II:  The Text (includes 42 plates). Parts III: The Text Re-Arranged. iii, 238 pages, 42 plates. 1927, reprint 2004

Heitzer: Das Bild des Kometen in der Kunst. Untersuchungen zur ikonographischen und ikonologischen Tradition des Kometenmotivs in der Kunst vom 14. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Gebunden 
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  • Bild des Kometen in der Kunst. Untersuchungen zur ikonographischen und ikonologischen Tradition des Kometenmotivs in der Kunst vom 14. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Gebunden
  • Elisabeth Heitzer
  • 305 Seiten mit Text. Literaturverzeichnis, Index. 68 Tafeln. 1995

Sharma: Maharishi Parasara's Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra. A Compendium in Vedic Astrology. Hardcover. 2 Volumes 
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  • Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra. Maharishi Parasara's Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra. A Compendium in Vedic Astrology. Hardcover. 2 Volumes
  • Translation, commentary and annotation by Girish Chand Sharma
  • Sanskrit Text and English Translation
  • Volume 1: 651 pages, with text illustrations. Volume 2: xxiii, 797 pages, with text illustrations. 1995, Reprint 2003

9780520258013 Feeney: Caesar's Calendar. Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History. Paperback 
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  • Caesar's Calendar. Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History. Paperback
  • Denis Feeney
  • 386 pages, 12 photos. 2007. The ancient Romans changed more than the map of the world when they conquered so much of it; they altered the way historical time itself is marked and understood. In this brilliant, erudite, and exhilarating book Denis Feeney investigates time and its contours as described by the ancient Romans

429 Depuydt: Civil Calendar and Lunar Calendar in Ancient Egypt. Cloth 
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  • Civil Calendar and Lunar Calendar in Ancient Egypt. Cloth
  • by L. Depuydt
  • xiv, 274 pages, with indexes, references. 1997.  This investigation is concerned with ancient Egyptian calendars. Its specific focus is one of the oldest problems of the study of these calendars: the so-called problem of the month names. This work's main purpose is to suggest an explanation for the Brugsch phenomenon.

9780486278797 Calder: Comets: Speculation and Discovery. Paperback 
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  • Comets: Speculation and Discovery. Paperback
  • by Nigel Calder
  • 160 pages, with 4 color illustrations, 80 black-white illustrations. 1994. Corrected reprint of Calder's popular description of comets originally published by BBC Books, in 1980 under the title The Comet is Coming; the Feverish Legacy of Mr. Halley

9780691026237 / Kragh: Cosmology and Controversy. The Historical Development of Two Theories of the Universe. Hardcover 
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  • Cosmology and Controversy. The Historical Development of Two Theories of the Universe. Hardcover
  • Helge Kragh. 500 pages, bibliography, index, cosmological chronology, 1917-1971, technical glossary. 1996. This text examines how the big bang theory drew inspiration from, and eventually triumphed over, rival views, mainly the steady-state theory and its concept of a stationary universe.

9780486450124 Lockyer: The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of Temple Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians. Paperback 
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  • Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of Temple Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians. Paperback
  • J. Norman Lockyer. Preface by Giorgio de Santillana
  • 464 pages. Reprint 1894 edition, 2006. 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.

Fletcher: Digging Numbers: Elementary Statistics for Archaeologists. Paperback 
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  • Digging Numbers: Elementary Statistics for Archaeologists. Paperback
  • by Mike Fletcher and Gary Lock
  • ix, 187 pages, with appendices and index. 2004. reprint of the 2001 edition

9780486222547 Huntley: The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. Paperback 
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  • Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. Paperback
  • by H. E. / Huntley
  • xiii, 186 pages, 59 figures. 1970. Explores the aesthetic, emotional, artistic and philosophical significance of geometric figures, scientific patterns and mathematical formulas

9780486684864 Dutton: Dynamics of Atmospheric Motion. Paperback 
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  • Dynamics of Atmospheric Motion. Paperback
  • John A. Dutton
  • xix, 617 pages. Reprint, with small additions & corrections, of the McGraw-Hill original published in 1976.

9780691058542 / Maor: E: The Story of a Number. Paperback 
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  • E: The Story of a Number. Paperback
  • by Eli Maor
  • 227 pages, appendices, bibliography, index. 1994, 1998. The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sun flower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number "e". In this history, Maor portrays the characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number

9780691141343 Maor: E: The Story of a Number. Paperback 
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  • E: The Story of a Number. Paperback
  • by Eli Maor
  • xiv, 227 pages, bibliography, index. 1994, 1998, 2009. The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sun flower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number "e". In this history, Maor portrays the characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number

978082631389830 Griffin-Pierce. Earth Is My Mother Sky Is My Father. Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting. Cloth 
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  • Earth Is My Mother Sky Is My Father. Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting. Cloth
  • Trudy Griffin-Pierce
  • xvii, 236 pages, ca. 65 illustrations, 8 colour plates, bibliography. 1992. Explores the circularity of Navajo thought through an analysis of sandpaintings, chantway myths, and stories reflected in the celestial constellations.

978082631634925 Griffin-Pierce. Earth Is My Mother Sky Is My Father. Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting. Paperback 
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  • Earth Is My Mother Sky Is My Father. Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting. Paperback
  • Trudy Griffin-Pierce
  • xvii, 236 pages, with ca. 65 illustrations, 8 colour plates, bibliography, index. 1995. Explores the circularity of Navajo thought through an analysis of sandpaintings, chantway myths, and stories reflected in the celestial constellations. Griffin-Pierce also reviews Navajo history and ethnography. N. Scott Momaday contributes a short foreword

9780486428826 / Krupp: Echoes of the Ancient Skies. The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations. Paperback 
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  • Echoes of the Ancient Skies. The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations. Paperback.
  • E.C. Krupp
  • xvii, 386 pages, bibliography, index, numerous illustrations. 1983. Reprint 2003. Director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, astronomer Krupp writes about observation of the sky by ancient people and its impact on their culture. He explains how the sky really works, then surveys observatories in sites from China, Babylonia, Scotland, Peru, and elsewhere.

9780486244914 Cherrington: Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes. Paperback 
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  • Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes. Paperback
  • Ernest H. Cherrington, Jr.
  • x, 229 pages, with 96 black-white photographs, 9 diagrams. 1984, updated and expanded republication of the work published in 1969

9780816013005 Urdang: The Facts on File Dictionary of Numerical Allusions. Hardcover 
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  • Facts on File Dictionary of Numerical Allusions. Hardcover
  • by Laurence Urdang
  • 324 pages. 1986. Lists the associations in history, crime, popular culture, music, religion, geography, technology, folk tales, mythology, and magic for numbers from absolute zero to infinity

Zenkert: Faszination Sonnenuhr 
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  • Faszination Sonnenuhr
  • Arnold Zenkert
  • 168 Seiten, mit 55 Fotos, 80 Zeichnungen und 17 Tafeln. 2. Auflage 1995. Die Sonnenuhr hat im Laufe der Jahrhunderte nichts von ihrer Faszination verloren. Reich an Fotos, Zeichnungen und Tabellen zeigt das Buch einerseits die kulturgeschichtliche Entwicklung verschiedener Sonnenuhren auf, andererseits gibt es Anleitung und Hilfe zum Selbstbau

9780813927053 ; Smith: Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World: The Yijing (I Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in China. Hardcover 
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  • Fathoming the Cosmos and Ordering the World: The Yijing (I Ching, or Classic of Changes) and Its Evolution in China. Hardcover
  • by Richard J. Smith
  • xix, 393 pages. 2008

w136578 / Abbott: Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions. The Movie Edition. Cloth 
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  • Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions. The Movie Edition. Cloth
  • Edwin A. Abbott with Thomas Banchoff and the Filmmakers of Flatland
  • 176 pages. 16 color and 28 line illustrations. 2008

w615371 / Abbott: Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions. The Movie Edition. DVD 
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  • Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions. The Movie Edition. DVD
  • Edwin A. Abbott with Thomas Banchoff and the Filmmakers of Flatland
  • 2008. See also: Flatland: The Movie as book

BAR Report 195. Burl: Four-Posters. Bronze Age Stone Circles of Western Europe. Paperback 
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  • Four-Posters: Bronze Age Stone Circles of Western Europe. Paperback
  • Aubrey Burl
  • 227 pages, with 27 photographs, 4 maps, 5 tables, bibliography. 1988

9780691084961 Glass: From Clocks to Chaos. The Rhythms of Life. Paperback 
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  • From Clocks to Chaos. The Rhythms of Life. Paperback
  • by Leon Glass and Michael C. Mackey
  • xvii, 248 pages, many illustrations. 1988

9780226769967 Srinivasan: From White Dwarfs to Black Holes. The Legacy of S. Chandrasekhar. Cloth 
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  • From White Dwarfs to Black Holes. The Legacy of S. Chandrasekhar. Cloth
  • edited by G. Srinivasan
  • xiii, 240 pages. 1999. Collects essays originally published in a 1996 issue of the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy , in which scientists evaluate Chandrasekhar's contribution to their own fields of specialization. Topics include the structure and evolution of stars; radiative transfer; magnetohydrodynamics; the virial method and the classical ellipsoids; stability theory of relativistic stars; and black holes and singularities.

97890 Privat, Hoeks: Handboek der practische astrologie. Gebonden 
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  • Handboek der practische astrologie. Gebonden
  • Maurice Privat. Vertaling door M. Hoeks.
  • 464 pagina's. 1e druk. De Tijdstroom, Lochem

97890 Heindel: Handboek voor astrologie (The Message of the Stars). 2 delen in 1 band. Gebonden. Used book 
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  • Handboek voor astrologie (The Message of the Stars). 2 delen in 1 band. Gebonden. Used book, dustcover ruined/ gebruikt, omslag beschadigd, boek goed
  • door Max Heindel en Augusta Foss Heindel
  • 268 pagina's, met illustraties. 2e herziene druk. Ca. 1909? / ca. 1948?
  • Deel 1: Grondbeginselen der astrologie. Deel 2: Medische astrologie

9783447043243 64 Lieven: Der Himmel über Esna: Eine Fallstudie zur Religiösen Astronomie in Ägypten am Beispiel der kosmologischen Decken- und Architravinschriften im Tempel von Esna 
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  • Himmel über Esna. Eine Fallstudie zur Religiösen Astronomie in Ägypten am Beispiel der kosmologischen Decken- und Architravinschriften im Tempel von Esna.
  • Alexandra von Lieven
  • 248 Seiten, mit Bibliographie, Indices, 9 Tafeln, 1 Falttafel. 2000. Der römerzeitliche Pronaos des Tempels von Esna ist eine bedeutende Quelle für die Religion des Alten Ägypten auch noch in sehr später Zeit. Das vorliegende Werk behandelt die astronomischen Decken- und Architravinschriften und begleitenden Darstellungen.

Brennand: Hindu Astronomy. Cloth. Indian publication 
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  • Hindu Astronomy. Cloth. Indian publication
  • W. Brennand
  • xv, 328 pagea, 13 illustrations. 1988

Datta: History of Hindu Mathematics. Hardback. In 2 volumes. Price for the set 
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  • History of Hindu Mathematics. Hardback. In 2 volumes
  • by Bibhutibhushan Datta & Avadesh Narayan Singh
  • Volume 1: xxiv, 261 pages, index. Volume 1I: xiv, 314 pages, index. 1935, reprint 2001

Roberts: Hope and its Hieroglyph, A Critical Decipherment of Ernst Bloch's "Principle of Hope". (Studies in Religion, No 57). Paperback 
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  • Hope and its Hieroglyph, A Critical Decipherment of Ernst Bloch's "Principle of Hope". Paperback
  • by Richard H. Roberts
  • xv, 248 pages, with introduction, index. 1990

9780521424196 / op=op Stott: Images of the Universe. Paperback 
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  • Images of the Universe. Paperback
  • edited by Carole Stott
  • 237 pages, richly illustrated. 1991. Celebation of astronomy and the centenary of the British Astronomical Association, by professional and amateur astronomers

9780691127989 Nahin: An Imaginary Tale. The Story of "-I" (the Square Root of Minus One) New edition. Paperback 
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  • Imaginary Tale. The Story of "-I" (the Square Root of Minus One). New edition. Paperback
  • Paul J. Nahin
  • 288 pages, 47 illustrations, 1 halftone. 2007. Here, the author tells the history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one.

9781840465921 Callender, Edney: Introducing Time. Paperback 
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  • Introducing Time. Paperback
  • edited by Edney, Ralph / Callender, Craig / Appignanesi, Richard
  • 175 pages. 2005

9780486680446 Burch, Gerrard: Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics 
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  • Introduction to Matrix Methods in Optics
  • by A. Gerrard and J.M. Burch
  • 355 pages, 60 illustrations. Reprint of the Wiley edition originally published in 1975 (& endorsed by BCL3)

Kapoor: Learning Vedic Mathematics on First Principles. Paperback 
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  • Learning Vedic Mathematics on First Principles. Paperback
    Dr. S.K. Kapoor
    x, 145 pages, figures, tables. 2006

Cassell: The Lifeskills Arithmetic File. Paperback. 
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  • Lifeskills Arithmetic File (Mathematics Resources). Paperback
  • David Cassell
  • 1986

Fouw, de, Svoboda: Light on Relationships. The Synastry of Indian Astrology. Paperback  
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  • Light on Relationships. The Synastry of Indian Astrology. Paperback
  • by Hart de Fouw and Robert E. Svoboda
  • viii, 295 pages. 2000, 2002

978082631560122 Farrer: Living Life's Circle. Mescalero Apache Cosmovision. Paperback 
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  • Living Life's Circle. Mescalero Apache Cosmovision. Paperback.
  • by Claire R. Farrer
  • 274 pages, with notes, references, glossary and index, map, line drawings and other illustrations. 1994

978080612034825 Williamson. Living the Sky: The Cosmos of the American Indian 
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  • Living the Sky: The Cosmos of the American Indian
  • by Ray. A. Williamson
  • 366 pages, with notes, bibliography and index, numerous illustrations, some in colour. maps, tables. 1987

Carmichael: Mathematical Tables and Formulas 
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  • Mathematical Tables and Formulas. Paperback
  • compiled by  Robert Daniel Carmichael and Edwin R. Smith
  • 269 pages. 1931, reprint 1962

9780691091822 Robson: Mathematics in Ancient Iraq: A Social History. Cloth 
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  • Mathematics in Ancient Iraq: A Social History. Cloth
  • Eleanor Robson
  • 472 pages. 24 halftones. 51 line illustrations. 60 tables. 2008. Eleanor Robson offers a history like no other, examining ancient mathematics within its broader social, political, economic, and religious contexts, and showing that mathematics was not just an abstract discipline for elites but a key component in ordering society and understanding the world.

9780691120676 Plofker: Mathematics in India. Cloth 
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  • Mathematics in India. American edition. Cloth
  • Kim Plofker
  • 384 pages, 10 halftones, 40 line illustrations. 2008. Based on extensive research in Sanskrit sources, Mathematics in India chronicles the development of mathematical techniques and texts in South Asia from antiquity to the early modern period. Kim Plofker reexamines the few facts about Indian mathematics that have become common knowledge--such as the Indian origin of Arabic numerals--and she sets them in a larger textual and cultural framework.

9780688140694 / Freidel, Schele, Parker: Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path. Paperback 
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  • Maya Cosmos: 3000 Years on the Shaman's Path. Paperback
  • by David Freidel, Linda Schele and Joy Parker
  • 543 pages, index. 1995, reissue. Explores archaeological discoveries, revealing how the Maya have survived centuries of religious oppression.

BAR Report 123 Ruggles: Megalithic Astronomy. A New Archaeological and Statistical Study of 300 Western Scottish Sites. Paperback 
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  • Megalithic Astronomy. A New Archaeological and Statistical Study of 300 Western Scottish Sites. BAR Report 123. Paperback
  • C.L.N. Ruggles
  • 320 pages, with a bibliography. 1984

9780195089196 Schimmel: The Mystery of Numbers. Paperback 
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  • Mystery of Numbers. ( Mysterium Der Zahl ) Paperback
    by Annemarie Schimmel, Franz Carl  Endres
  • x, 314 pages. 1994. An exploration of the symbolism of numbers through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia up to contemporary European folk cultures

Lloyd-Jones: Myths of the Zodiac. Paperback 
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  • Myths of the Zodiac. Paperback
  • by Hugh Lloyd-Jones, with sculptures by Marcelle Quinton
  • 94 pages, with many black-white plates. 1978

Ransome: Number-Cell Challenges. Paperback. 
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  • Number-Cell Challenges. Paperback.
  • Wilson Ransome
  • 1996. Each group of challenges is based on a geometrical pattern made up of smaller cells. Some numbers are printed and the puzzle is to work out and fill in the blanks. Logical thinking is required as there is a simple arithmetical rule which links all the numbers. Test your thinking power and number skills with these stimulating puzzles.

9780521036894 / s Cuomo: Pappus of Alexandria and the Mathematics of Late Antiquity. Paperback  
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  • Pappus of Alexandria and the Mathematics of Late Antiquity. Paperback
  • by Serafina Cuomo
  • 244 pages. 2007. This book is at once an analytical study of one of the most important mathematical texts of antiquity, the Mathematical Collection of the fourth-century AD mathematician Pappus of Alexandria, and also an examination of the work's wider cultural setting.

Colledge: Pascal's Triangle A teacher's guide with blackline masters. Paperback 
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  • Pascals Triangle A teachers guide with blackline masters. Paperback
  • Tony Colledge
  • Starting with the simple rule which generates the numbers in Pascals Triangle, it is remarkable how many other patterns and properties there are to discover. Any teacher who would like to convey something of the wonder of mathematics to a class at almost any level would find little better than the material contained in this book. It offers potential for investigations and topics at levels from primary up to Sixth Form.

Raman: Prasna Marga. English Translation with Original Text in Devanagri and Notes. In 2 Volumes. Cloth 
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  • Prasna Marga. English Translation with Original Text in Devanagri and Notes. In 2 Volumes. Cloth
  • by B.V. Raman
  • Volume 1: Chapters 1-16: 717 pages. Volume 2: Chapters 17-32: 599 pages. 1991-1992

Malville, Putnam: Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwest 
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  • Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwest. (the South-West of the USA) Revised edition
  • by Malville, J. McKim / Putnam, Claudia
  • 108 pages, with many illustrations and maps. 1989, 1993

9780691049557 / Sangalli: Pythagoras' Revenge: A Mathematical Mystery. Cloth 
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  • Pythagoras' Revenge: A Mathematical Mystery. Cloth
  • Arturo Sangalli. 224 pages. 10 line illustrations, 1 map. 2009

9780486605906 Chandrasekhar: Radiative Transfer. Paperback 
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  • Radiative Transfer. Paperback
  • by Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
  • xiv, 416 pages, 35 tables, 35 figures, indices. Foundation for analysis of stellar atmospheres, planetary illumination, sky radiation; physical interest for problems analogous to diffusion of neutrons.

9780486676265 Bras: Random Functions and Hydrology. Paperback 
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  • Random Functions and Hydrology. Paperback
  • by Rafael L. Bras and Ignacio Rodrígues-Iturbe
  • xv, 559 pages. Reprint of the 1985 edition, 1993

9780691127453 Hidetoshi, Rothman: Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry. Hardcover 
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  • Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry. Hardcover
  • By Fukagawa Hidetoshi and Tony Rothman. With a foreword by Freeman Dyson
  • 392 pages. 16 color and 150 line illustrations. 2008. Between the 17th and 19th centuries Japan was totally isolated from the West by imperial decree. During that time, a unique brand of homegrown mathematics flourished, one that was completely uninfluenced by developments in Western mathematics. People from all walks of life, samurai, farmers, and merchants, inscribed a wide variety of geometry problems on wooden tablets called sangaku

Sewell: The Siddhantas and the Indian Calendar: Being a Continuation of the Author's "Indian Chronography". Hardback 
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  • Siddhantas and the Indian Calendar. Being a Continuation of the Author's "Indian Chronography" with an Article by the late Dr. Fleet on the Mean Place of the Planet Saturn
  • by Robert Sewell, M.R.A.S.
  • xviii, 607 pages, many tables. Reprint 1924 edition, 1989

9780826312037 / Young: Signs from the Ancestors: Zuni Cultural Symbolism and Perceptions of Rock Art. Paperback 
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  • Signs from the Ancestors: Zuni Cultural Symbolism and Perceptions of Rock Art. Paperback
  • M. Jane Young
  • xxv, 308 pages. 1988

9781852308186 Hope: The Sirius Connection. Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Egypt. Hardback 
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  • Sirius Connection. Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Egypt. Hardback
  • Murry Hope
  • 251 pages, illustrated. 1996. Discusses the growth, development, and origins of Egyptian magic and explores its metaphysical implications

9780945636212 Bracken: Society and Spirit. A Trinitarian Cosmology. Cloth 
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  • Society and Spirit. A Trinitarian Cosmology. Cloth
  • by Joseph A. Bracken
  • 194 pages, notes, bibliography and index. 1991

Streit: Sonne und Kreuz: Irland zwischen Megalithkultur und frühen Christentum. Gebunden. 
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  • Sonne und Kreuz: Irland zwischen Megalithkultur und frühen Christentum. Gebunden
  • Jakob Streit
  • 212 Seiten, und 44 Tafeln. Der Autor gibt dem am altirischen Christentum und an Irland Interessierten die Zusammenschau einer Entwicklung, die menschheitsgeschichtlich von tragender Bedeutung ist. Zudem eignet sich das Buch als Reisebegleiter durch die Kultstätten Irlands

9783447056885 Wiebach-Koepke: Sonnenlauf und kosmische Regeneration. Zur Systematik der Lebensprozesse in den Unterweltsbüchern. 2 Teilen, CDRom, Gebunden 
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  • Sonnenlauf und kosmische Regeneration. Zur Systematik der Lebensprozesse in den Unterweltsbüchern. Teil 1: Untersuchungen, Teil 2: Materialien des Tabellenwerks und der Schautafeln. CD-ROM. Gebunden, 29,7x21cm
  • Silvia Wiebach-Koepke
  • 2008. Die Vorstellungswelt der Unterweltsbücher beinhaltet Handlungsabläufe und Vorgänge im Rahmen der Göttersphäre; diese spielen sich innerhalb der verschiedensten Lebensbereiche ab.

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9780316648615 Picknett: The Stargate Conspiracy: Revealing the truth behind extraterrestrial contact, military intelligence and the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Cloth 
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  • Stargate Conspiracy: Revealing the truth behind extraterrestrial contact, military intelligence and the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Cloth
  • Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince
  • 429 pages, with bibliography and index, plates. 1999

9780425176580 Picknett, Prince: The Stargate Conspiracy: Revealing the truth behind extraterrestrial contact, military intelligence and the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Paperback 
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  • Stargate Conspiracy: Revealing the truth behind extraterrestrial contact, military intelligence and the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Paperback
  • Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince
  • xvi, 425 pages, bibliography, index, plates. 2001

978088133924614a McCleary: The Stars We Know. Crow Indian Astronomy and Lifeways. Paperback 
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  • Stars We Know. Crow Indian Astronomy and Lifeways. Paperback
  • Timothy P. McCleary
  • xxii, 127 pages, with map, illustrations. 1997

9780300083477 Burl: The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Hardback 
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  • Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Hardback. ca. 20x26cm
  • Aubrey Burl
  • 462 pages, 40 illustrations, maps, 17 tables, time-chart. 2000. The stone circles of Western Europe have intrigued spectators through the ages. This book traces the ancestry, methods of construction and the eventual desertion of these megalithic rings. Revised and updated, it features new interpretations of Stonehenge and Callanish in Scotland.

9780500284674 Chippindale: Stonehenge Complete. New and Expanded Edition. Paperback 
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  • Stonehenge Complete. New and Expanded Edition. Paperback. 19x25cm
  • Christopher Chippindale
  • 296 pages, with 272 black-white and 13 colour illustrations, notes and index, new edition 2004

Pearce: Strange Science: Outer Space. Paperback 
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  • Strange Science: Outer Space. Paperback.
  • Q.L. Pearce
  • 64 pages. 1999. You are about to discover a universe stranger than your wildest imaginings

Gangooly: The Surya Siddhanta. A Text Book of Hindu Astronomy. Cloth 
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  • Surya Siddhanta. A Text Book of Hindu Astronomy. Cloth
  • edited by P. Gangooly
  • 409 pages, with additional notes and tables, calculation of eclipses, Sanskrit index, and a General index. Reprint of the 1860 edition. 1997

9780486280097 Freedman: Technical Editor's Handbook: A Desk Guide for All Processors of Scientific or Engineering Copy. (Technical Editors Handbook) 
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  • Technical Editors Handbook: A Desk Guide for All Processors of Scientific or Engineering Copy
  • by George Freedman and Deborah A. Freedman
  • 592 pages, 115 illustrations. Originally published as The Technical Editors and Secretarys Desk Guide, 1985. Includes a brief new foreword in which the authors acknowledge that some of the material may be out of date (particularly in the computer section), but most is still true and useful.

9780521009034 / Serafina: Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Paperback 
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  • Technology and Culture in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Paperback
    by Serafina Cuomo
  • 212 pages. 2007

978025333400842 Read: Time and Sacrifice in the Aztec Cosmos. Cloth 
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  • Time and Sacrifice in the Aztec Cosmos. Cloth
  • Kay Almere Read
  • 308 pages, 5 tables, 20 figures, bibliography, index. 1998, cover bit faded but reduced price

9780486693149 Forseith: A Treatise on Differential Equations. Paperback 
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  • Treatise on Differential Equations. Paperback.
  • Andrew Russell Forsyth
  • xviii, 583 pages. 1996 (republication 1954 edition)

9780521413244 / Bourriau: Understanding Catastrophe: Its Impact on Life on Earth. Cloth 
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  • Understanding Catastrophe: Its Impact on Life on Earth. Cloth
  • Bourriau: editor. Introduction: Geoffrey Lloyd
  • 219 pages, index, illustrations. 1992. Supernovae and stellar catastrophe. Kirshner; The extinction of the dinosaurs Alvarez and Asaro; Darwin and catastrophism Rudwick; Evolution and catastrophe theory Zeeman;  Earthquakes Vita-Finzi; Storms and cyclones Cook; Famine in history Garnsey; The case of consumption Porter; Index

Sastri: Uttara Kalamrita by Kalidasa. A Rare and Invaluable Treasure House of Astrological Lore. Hardback 
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  • Uttara Kalamrita by Kalidasa. A Rare and Invaluable Treasure House of Astrological Lore. Hardback
  • Dr. P.S. Sastri
  • 264 pages, with diagrams

Shukla: Vastesvara - Siddhanta and Gola of Vatesvara. 2 Volumes. Hardcover. Indian publication 
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  • Vastesvara - Siddhanta and Gola of Vatesvara. 2 Volumes. Hardcover
  • Critically edited by Kripa Shankar Shukla
  • Volume 1: Sanskrit text. Volume 2: English translation and commentary plus notes. Ca. 1100 pages. 1986

Kapoor: Vedic Geometry Course 
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  • Vedic Geometry Course.
    S.K. Kapoor
  • 250 pages: illustrated. 2006

Kapoor: Vedic Mathematics Basics. Paperback 
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  • Vedic Mathematics Basics. Paperback
  • S.K. Kapoor
  • vi, 150 pages, figures, tables. 2006

Glover: Vedic Mathematics for Schools. Volume 2. Paperback 
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  • Vedic Mathematics for Schools. Volume 2. Paperback
  • J. T. Glover
  • 234 pages with problems, 46 pages with answers. 1999, reprinted 2003

9780486680118 Guinier: X-Ray Diffraction: In Crystals, Imperfect Crystals, and Amorphous Bodies. Paperback 
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  • X-Ray Diffraction: In Crystals, Imperfect Crystals, and Amorphous Bodies
  • A. Guinier
  • 378 pages, 154 illustrations. 1994 reprint 1963 edition.

3447046449-65 B Imhausen: Ägyptische Algorithmen: Eine Untersuchung zu den mittelägyptischen mathematischen Aufgabentexten. Broschiert 
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  • Ägyptische Algorithmen: Eine Untersuchung zu den mittelägyptischen mathematischen Aufgabentexten. Broschiert
  • Annette Imhausen
  • xi, 386 Seiten. 2003. Nach einer Übersicht über die Historiographie der pharaonischen Mathematik wird zunächst eine allgemeine Einführung in die ägyptischen mathematischen Texte gegeben, bevor die Zielsetzung der Arbeit dargelegt wird: eine Analyse der mathematischen Aufgabentexte (procedure texts, problem texts)