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Astronomical Tables Intended for Use in Astro-Archaeological Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Anthony F. Aveni*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and AstronomyColgate University

Abstract

Tables are presented which give the rise-set azimuths of prominent celestial bodies and the heliacal rise-set dates of bright stars for a combination of epochs, latitudes, and horizon elevations.

Type
Reports
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1972

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