Australian aboriginal astronomy - an overview

Ray P. Norris; Duane W. Hamacher

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_238

Australian aboriginal astronomy - an overview

Ray P. Norris^*, Duane W. Hamacher

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The traditional cultures of Aboriginal Australians include a significant astronomical component, perpetuated through oral tradition, ceremony, and art. This astronomical component includes a deep understanding of the motion of objects in the sky, and this knowledge was used for practical purposes such as constructing calendars. There is also evidence that traditional Aboriginal Australians made careful records and measurements of cyclical phenomena, paid careful attention to unexpected phenomena such as eclipses and meteorite impacts, and could determine the cardinal points to an accuracy of a few degrees.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	2215-2222
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781461461418
ISBN (Print)	9781461461401
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6141-8_238
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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