Calculating brilliance : an intellectual history of Mayan astronomy at Chich'en Itza / Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos.

Author/creator Aldana y Villalobos, Gerardo author.
Format Book
PublicationTucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2021.
Copyright Date©2021
Descriptionxvi, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subjects

Abstract "This book contextualizes the discovery of a Venus astronomical pattern by a female Mayan astronomer at Chich'en Itza and the discovery's later adaptation and application at Mayapan. Calculating Brilliance brings different intellectual threads together across time and space, from the Classic to the Postclassic, the colonial period to the twenty-first century to offer a new vision for understanding Mayan astronomy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 419-433) and index.
Genre/formObservations.
LCCN 2021021352
ISBN9780816542208 hardcover
ISBN0816542201 hardcover