Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães

Ethnoastronomy in Brazil: the contribution of Charles Frederick Hartt and José Vieira Couto de Magalhães

After a brief bibliographical review of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, the paper discusses some works of the late 19th century that contain information on the Ethnoastronomy of Brazilian Indians. These accounts were written by the Canadian naturalist Charles Frederick Hartt (1840-1878) and by...

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Main Authors: Flavia Pedroza Lima, Silvia Fernanda de Mendonça Figueirôa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2010-01-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
Subjects:
Ethnoastronomy
Indians
Charles Frederick Hartt
José Vieira Couto de Magalhães
History of Science
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222010000200007&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt

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