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Island of the setting sun : in search of Ireland's ancient astronomers / Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Anthony (Journalist), author.
- Moore, Richard, 1956 December 25- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy, Ancient--Ireland.
- Astronomy, Ancient.
- Megalithic monuments--Ireland.
- Megalithic monuments.
- Art, Ancient.
- Ireland.
- Art, Ancient--Ireland.
- Antiquities.
- Ireland--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 340 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- 2020 edition with new preface.
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : The Liffey Press, [2020]
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. One Balor's Strand: Discoveries and Beginnings
- ch. Two Colpa: Invasion of the Milesians
- ch. Three Millmount: Burial Place of the Astronomer
- ch. Four Tara: Seat of the Sky King
- ch. Five Cosmic Circles: The Giant Rings
- ch. Six Dowth: The Darkening of the Sky
- ch. Seven Newgrange: The Cygnus Enigma
- ch. Eight Newgrange: Womb of the Moon
- ch. Nine Knowth: Secrets of the Sky
- ch. Ten Cosmic Grid: Lines Across the Land
- ch. Eleven Star Stories: Sky Myths of the Ancients
- ch. Twelve The High Man: Return of the King.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781916099852
- 1916099858
- OCLC:
- 1180246456
- Publisher Number:
- 99986844999
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