Gods In The Sky: Astronomy, Religion And Culture

Gods in the Sky uses the remarkable story of early astronomy to reveal mysteries of early civilization from the Ancient Egyptians through the Mayan civilization of Meso-America to Medieval Europe. Gods in the Sky reinterprets the meaning and significance of the buildings, art and inscriptions of the ancients, in the light of what historians have recently discovered about early astronomy.


Nicely summarises the role religion played in the development of science.