TY - BOOK AU - Penprase,Bryan E. TI - The power of stars: how celestial observations have shaped civilization SN - 9783319525952 AV - GN799.A8 P4677 2017 U1 - 133.509 22 PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - Springer Verlag KW - Archaeoastronomy KW - Astronomy KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Our experience of the sky and star knowledge -- A world of constellations in the night sky -- Creation stories from around the world -- World systems : models of the universe throughout time -- Stars that bind : civilization, calendars, and the sky -- Modern timekeeping and the development of the science of time -- Celestial architecture : monuments of the sky -- The archaeoastronomy of modern civilization -- The development of modern cosmology -- Concluding thoughts ER -