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Ethnoastronomy in Madura, Indonesia: Observations of the Night Sky and Eclipses

2021
For thousands of years the appearance of the night sky on a dark moonless night captivated people throughout Indonesia, including those on the island of Madura. Indeed, the Madurese have their own ideas about the night sky, and they used the appearance or the presence of different stars or groups of stars (asterisms) in everyday life, especially during
Siti Fatima   +2 more
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Exploring the History of Philippine Astronomy: Catholics, Comets, Eclipses and Ethnoastronomy

2021
In this chapter we discuss the major environmental changes that occurred in the Philippine region over the last 70,000 years, the arrival of different human populations, and our knowledge of their astronomical systems. We then identify future areas of research that we believe are important in fleshing out the changing nature of astronomical beliefs and
Wayne Orchiston   +5 more
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Living Ethnoastronomy: Discovering the Connectedness of the Human Spirit Beneath the Night Sky

The Physics Teacher, 2017
We are writing this article from opposite sides of the Earth and are getting ready to meet again in December 2017 to continue our project of bringing the world together through physics education, one constellation at a time. With the events in France, Belgium, Germany, United States, and United Kingdom fresh in our minds, there is not a more critical ...
Richard Paul Hechter, Nayif Awad
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Ethnoastronomie et découpage du temps chez les Micmacs

1994
Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.
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Watchers of the Pleiades: Ethnoastronomy among Native Cultivators in Northeastern North America

Ethnohistory, 1978
Iroquois and Algonquian cultivators of northeastern North America are among the world's varied cultures to observe the bright cluster of stars known as the Pleiades. According to documentary, ethnographic, and archaeological evidence these northeast natives appear to have related the coincidence of the Pleiades' celestial positions in spring and fall ...
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Archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy or cultural astronomy?

2014
Discussion about the definition of the terms "archaeoastronomy, ethnoastronomy or cultural astronomy" to be used in identify the study of the sky by mankind.
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Analysis Of Mathematical Patterns On Ethnoastronomy For Determining Ramadan And Eid Al-Fitr In Islamic Sasak Tradition Community

ICONIS: International Conference on Islamic Studies
Nowadays, determination of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr using contemporary hisab and rukyat hilal methods. The Ministry of Religious Affairs Republic Indonesia has been using the neoMABIMS criteria of 30 hilal heights and 6.40 elongations. However, there are local communities that still maintain traditional calculation for beginning of hijriya.
Muhammad Awaludin   +1 more
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Clive L. N. Ruggles, editor, Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy. Part II (pp. 313–530): “Methods and Practice”

Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 2016
New York, Heidelberg, Dordrecht, London: Springer Science+Business Media New York (2015). Hardback, XXXVI, 2297pp, 597 illus., 372 in colour ISBN 9781461461401. £773.50. eBook ISBN 978-1-4614-6141-8. £928.20.
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