Gerald Bennett Hawkins

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This work shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past. Science and technology have been inspired and formulated by the sky - the cosmos in which we live. Human development could not have taken place on a cloud-shrouded planet. Mathemat...

The author is a Professor of Astronomy who chose to investigate Stonehenge. He concluded that Stonehenge was a sophisticated astronomical observatory designed to predict eclipses. The positioning of the stones provides a wealth of information, as does the choice of the site itself. If you can see th...

Stated first edition bound in black cloth. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Mild dust soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. The dust jacket is rubbed at the spine tips and corners. Rubs to the folds. Some creases at the upper and lower edges of the panels.

Hawkins takes readers on a whirlwind trip of the globe in search of ancient astronomy and a scientific understanding of calendar-keeping. (Architecture)