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Some notes on the Inka constellations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Elluz Pacheco ,
Soraya Flores  and
Erwin Salazar
Elluz Pacheco
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura, No. 733, Cusco 51084, Perú email: [email protected], [email protected]
Soraya Flores
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Av. de la Cultura, No. 733, Cusco 51084, Perú email: [email protected], [email protected]
Erwin Salazar
Affiliation:
Planetarium Cusco, Reserva Ecológica Turística de Llaullipata, Carretera a Sacsayhuamán s/n, Cusco, Perú email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The research carried out so far on the identification of constellations in the Inka civilisation is far from exhaustive, as there is both a great difficulty in obtaining the data and much heterogeneity in the information gathered. A brief presentation is given here.

Keywords

ConstellationsInka civilisationMilky Way
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 96 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

References

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