The only small popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars. Thestudy of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancientEgyptians ... » 

The only small popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars. Thestudy of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancientEgyptians Chinese and Babylonians all tried to make sense of the year. But itfell to the later Mesoamerican Maya to create a series of calendars that couldbe cross referenced. In doing so the Maya discovered many strange numericalharmonics. Their lunar calendar was extremely accuratefar more so than theGreek Metonic cycle they tracked Venus to an accuracy of less than a day infive hundred years and their tables could have been used to predict eclipsesseven hundred years in the future. This book will provide a much needed compactguide to the Mayan calendar systems as well as covering the essentials ofcalendar development throughout the world. «