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This collection of studies by specialists in Egyptology and astronomy attempts to unlock some of the secrets of ancient Egyptian civilization. Among the subjects examined are the constellations of ancient Egypt, the Egyptian calendar, and landscape and symbolism, especially how they relate to the orientation of temples and royal tombs.
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ZAHI HAWASS, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and has been excavating in Egypt for over thirty years. In addition to his numerous scholarly publications, he is the author of several best-selling popular books.
JUAN ANTONIO BELMONTE is project coordinator of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain.
MOSALAM SHALTOUT is professor of solar physics at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Helwan, Egypt
JUAN ANTONIO BELMONTE is project coordinator of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain.
MOSALAM SHALTOUT is professor of solar physics at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Helwan, Egypt
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- PublisherThe American University in Cairo Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 9774794834
- ISBN 13 9789774794834
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages360
- EditorBelmonte Juan Antonio, Shaltout Mosalam
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In Search of Cosmic Order : Selected Essays on Egyptian Archaeoastronomy.
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Supreme Council of Antiquities Press, Cairo
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. 360 pages, 29,5 x 20 cm, fine. - - Contents: Acknowledgments, Foreword. - 1. Shaltout/Belmonte: Introduction: under ancient Egyptian skies. - 2. Magdi Fekri: The historical background. - 3. M.A. Molinero Polo: Astronomical historiography in four movements. - 4. Juan Antonio Belmonte: The Egyptian calendar: keeping Ma'at on Earth. - 5. Rolf Krauss: Astronomical chronology. - 6. José Lull & J.A. Belmonte: The constellations of ancient Egypt. - 7. Belmonte/Molinero Polo/Miranda: Unveiling Seshat: new insights into the stretching of the chord ceremony. - 8. Belmonte/Shaltout/Fekri: Astronomy, landscape and symbolism: a study of the orientation of ancient Egyptian temples. - 9. Garcia/Belmonte/Shaltout: The orientation of royal tombs in ancient Egypt. - 10. Giulio Magli & J.A. Belmonte: Pyramids and stars, facts, conjectures and starry tales. - 11. Belmonte/Shaltout: Epilogue; I. Compared Chronology of ancient Egypt; II. Corpus Mensorarum (ancient Egyptian temples). Seller Inventory # 02467
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