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Exploring the History of Philippine Astronomy: Catholics, Comets, Eclipses and Ethnoastronomy

Historical & Cultural Astronomy, 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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Rural Basotho preservice students’ cultural and indigenous experiences of astronomy (ethnoastronomy) and implications for science education

open access: yesEducation As Change, 2009
This paper is a case study of rural Basotho preservice students’ cultural and indigenous experiences of astronomy (ethnoastronomy) explored through focus group interviews conducted at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study uses a Vygotskian social-cultural lens in viewing how the different ways that astronomical phenomena, namely, events linked to ...
Nadaraj Govender
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Archaeoastronomy, Ethnoastronomy, and the History of Science

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1982
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Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy So Far [and Comments and Reply]

Current Anthropology, 1973
Elizabeth Chesley Baity   +18 more
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Utilizing Nautical Tradition Value Through Ethnoastronomy in Learning Social Science [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 1st International Conference on Social Sciences Education - "Multicultural Transformation in Education, Social Sciences and Wetland Environment" (ICSSE 2017), 2018
Mina Holilah, Erlina Wiyanarti
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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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Ethnoastronomy of the Eastern Bororo Indians of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1982
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