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Astronomy : Sky country / Karlie Noon & Krystal de Napoli.

By: Contributor(s): Series: First knowledges ; 4Publisher: Port Melbourne, Vic : Thames & Hudson : National Museum Australia, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781760762162
  • 1760762164
Other title:
  • Sky country
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 520.89915 23
Partial contents:
Partial contents: 1.Personal perspectives. -- 2.Indigenous ways of knowing. -- 3.Practical sky knowledge. -- 4.Dark skies. -- 5.Integrating indigenous astronomy. -- 6.Under future skies.
Summary: What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines is interwoven into a deep understanding of changes on the land, such as weather patterns and seasonal shifts, that are integral to knowledges of time, food availability, and ceremony. In Astronomy: Sky Country, Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars, and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 520.89915 NOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 90787

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Partial contents: 1.Personal perspectives. -- 2.Indigenous ways of knowing. -- 3.Practical sky knowledge. -- 4.Dark skies. -- 5.Integrating indigenous astronomy. -- 6.Under future skies.

What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines is interwoven into a deep understanding of changes on the land, such as weather patterns and seasonal shifts, that are integral to knowledges of time, food availability, and ceremony. In Astronomy: Sky Country, Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars, and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future.

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