Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vi
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. 1. CONTEMPORARY MAYA IMAGES OF THE HEAVENS 12
5. 2. NAKED-EYE ASTRONOMY 44
6. 3. PRECOLUMBIAN AND COLONIAL PERIOD MAYA SOLAR IMAGES 58
7. 4. PRECOLUMBIAN AND COLONIAL PERIOD LUNAR IMAGES AND DEITIES 105
8. 5. VENUS AND MERCURY: THE BODY DOUBLES 157
9. 6. THE CELESTIAL WANDERERS 218
10. 7. STARS, THE MILKY WAY, COMETS, AND METEORS 249
11. APPENDIX 1. Guide to Astronomical Identities 295
12. APPENDIX 2. Table of Classic Period Dates, Monuments, and Associated Astronomical Events 296
13. APPENDIX 3. Table for Calculating the Tzolkin Intervals 306
14. GLOSSARY 309
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 313
16. INDEX 339
17. PLATES 349