{"product_id":"the-power-of-stars-9783319525952","title":"The Power of Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompletely revised and updated  this new edition provides a readable  beautifully illustrated journey through world cultures and the vibrant array of sky mythology  creation stories  models of the universe  temples and skyscrapers that each culture has created to celebrate and respond to the power of the night sky. Sections on the archaeoastronomy of South Asia and South East Asia have been expanded  with original photography and new research on temple alignments in Southern India  and new material describing the astronomical practices of Indonesia  Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Beautiful photographs of temples in India and Asia have been added  as well as new diagrams explaining the alignment of these structures and the astronomical underpinnings of temples within the Pallava and Chola cultures. From new fieldwork in the Four Corners region of North America  Dr. Penprase has included accounts of Pueblo skywatching and photographs of ceremonial kivas that help elucidatethe rich astronomical knowledge of the Pueblo people. The popular Archaeoastronomy of Skyscrapers section of the book has been updated as well  with new interpretations of skyscrapers in Indonesia  Taiwan and China.With the rapid pace of discovery in astronomy and astrophysics  entirely new perspectives are emerging about dark matter  inflation and the future of the universe. The Power of Stars puts these discoveries in context and describes how they fit into the modern perspective of cosmology  which has arisen from the universal human response to the sky that has inspired both ancient and modern cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647843557429,"sku":"ByrdShop_3319525956","price":71.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783319525952.jpg?v=1781697810","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-power-of-stars-9783319525952","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}