Calculating brilliance : an intellectual history of Mayan astronomy at Chich'en Itza

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 and Print
Publication Info	Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2021.
Copyright Notice	©2021
Description	xvi, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Codex Dresdensis Maya. Maya astronomy--Mexico --Chichén Itzá Site. Astronomie maya--Mexique --Chichén Itzá (Site archéologique) Venus (Planet)--Observations.

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 note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-433) and index.
Genre/form	Observations.
LCCN	2021021352
ISBN	9780816542208 hardcover
ISBN	0816542201 hardcover

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F1435.3 .C14 A4285 2021	✔ Available	Place Hold