The Resource The first astronomers : how indigenous elders read the stars, Duane Hamacher
The first astronomers : how indigenous elders read the stars, Duane Hamacher
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- Summary
- The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world. Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons, or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this knowledge, and there is much we can learn from them. These Elders are expert observers of the stars. They teach that everything on the land is reflected in the sky, and everything in the sky is reflected on the land. How does this work, and how can we better understand our place in the universe? Guided by six First Nations Elders, Duane Hamacher takes us on a journey across space and time to reveal the wisdom of the first astronomers. These living systems of knowledge challenge conventional ideas about the nature of science and the longevity of oral tradition. Indigenous science is dynamic, adapting to changes in the skies and on earth, pointing the way for a world facing the profound disruptions of climate change
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781760877200
- Label
- The first astronomers : how indigenous elders read the stars
- Title
- The first astronomers
- Title remainder
- how indigenous elders read the stars
- Statement of responsibility
- Duane Hamacher
- Subject
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- trueObserving things
- trueOral tradition
- Popular science (Australia)
- trueStars
- trueTraditional ecological knowledge
- trueNon-industrial societies
- trueAstronomy -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The First Astronomers is the first book to reveal the rich knowledge of the stars and the planets held by First Peoples around the world. Our eyes have been drawn away from the skies to our screens. We no longer look to the stars to forecast the weather, predict the seasons, or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders around the world still maintain this knowledge, and there is much we can learn from them. These Elders are expert observers of the stars. They teach that everything on the land is reflected in the sky, and everything in the sky is reflected on the land. How does this work, and how can we better understand our place in the universe? Guided by six First Nations Elders, Duane Hamacher takes us on a journey across space and time to reveal the wisdom of the first astronomers. These living systems of knowledge challenge conventional ideas about the nature of science and the longevity of oral tradition. Indigenous science is dynamic, adapting to changes in the skies and on earth, pointing the way for a world facing the profound disruptions of climate change
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- Hamacher, Duane W
- Dewey number
- 520.89
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Ethnoastronomy
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- adult
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- how Indigenous elders read the stars
- Label
- The first astronomers : how indigenous elders read the stars, Duane Hamacher
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Control code
- 000070406709
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781760877200
- Media category
- unmediated
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- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), colour portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1291505139
- Label
- The first astronomers : how indigenous elders read the stars, Duane Hamacher
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
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- Content type code
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- txt
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- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000070406709
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781760877200
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), colour portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1291505139
Subject
- trueAustralia
- trueElders (Indigenous leaders)
- Ethnoastronomy -- Popular works
- trueEthnoscience
- trueIndigenous Australians
- trueIndigenous peoples
- Indigenous peoples (Australia)
- Astronomy & space (Australia)
- trueObserving things
- trueOral tradition
- Popular science (Australia)
- trueStars
- trueTraditional ecological knowledge
- trueNon-industrial societies
- trueAstronomy -- History
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