Sharing the skies : Navajo astronomy / Nancy C. Maryboy, PhD and David Begay, PhD ; original concept co-designed by Indigenous Education Institute, Bluff, Utah, and World Hope Foundation, Boulder, Colorado.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Detroit Lakes Public Library | 979.1004 MAR (Text) | 33500012761417 | Main | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9781933855400
- ISBN: 1933855401
- Physical Description: 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Edition: Fourth edition.
- Publisher: Tucson, Arizona : Rio Nuevo Publishers, [2010]
Content descriptions
General Note: | MN American Indian literature. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Introduction -- Introduction to Navajo astronomy -- Introduction to Greek astronomy -- Introduction to Space Science -- pt. 2. Comparative astronomy -- Náhookos constellation -- Náhookos Bi'ka'/Ursa Major -- Náhookos Bi'áád/Cassiopeia -- Náhookos Biko'/Polaris -- Dilyéhé/Pleiades -- Hubble : Bernard's Merope nebula -- Átsé Ets' ózí/Orion -- Hubble : Horsehead nebula -- Hastiin Sik'aí'ií/Corvus -- Átsé Etsoh/Scorpius, top half -- Gah Hahat'ee/ Scorpius, lower half -- Yikáísdáhá/The Miky Way -- Ii'ni/Pegasus and Leo -- Shash/Sagittarius -- Tsetah Dibé/Cancer -- Hubble : Star AU Microscopii -- Tłish Tsoh/Canis Major -- Ma'ii Bizo'/Argo Navis -- Hubble : the Eagle nebula -- Jo'hanaa'éí/the Sun -- Tł'éhonaa'éí/the Moon -- Calendrical comparison : Navajo and Western months -- pt. 3. Resources -- Glossary -- Navajo pronunciation guide -- Constellation location guide -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Art and photography credits. |
Action Note: | committed to retain 20160630 20310630 EAST http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials This title retained by Wesleyan University Library on behalf of the Eastern Academic Scholars Trust (EAST) print archive |
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Genre: | Cross-cultural studies. Folklore. |