Book cover has some very light corner wear and light toning to edges and spine, otherwise in clean, sharp, and sturdy condition. Pages starting to separate from spine but binding is still solid & fully intact. Pages are clean and crisp. Dust jacket has small leftover price sticker on back, otherwise clean, bright, and sharp, protected from wear in a mylar slip. Slipcase has a bit of edgewear, otherwise clean and sturdy. Overall a largely clean and sharp copy.

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Title

Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland

Publisher

Yale University Press

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0300078145

ISBN 13

9780300078145

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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For decades debates have boiled among archaeologists and astronomers over the idea that prehistoric stone monuments in Britain deliberately incorporate astronomical alignments. In this book Clive Ruggles is the first to approach the subject from the perspectives of both disciplines. He analyzes the history and lessons of previous debates, the most current research, and new agendas for future research.

Review

A rich repository of factual information--maps, sketches, and various numerical tables--that reflect in particular the author's own fieldwork. Remarkably, Ruggles does not demand that the reader possess an in-depth background; on the contrary, his book will be comprehensible to a broad audience, not just specialists. . . . A splendid treatise that is not destined to get dusty on bookshelves. -- Alexander Gurshtein, American Scientist

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