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From Ancient to Modern: The role of astronomy as a cultural experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Margaret Austin
Margaret Austin*
Affiliation:
Royal Society of New Zealand, PO Box 598, Wellington 6140, New Zealand email: [email protected]
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With these sung words a grandmother, a teacher of the Waitaha Maori people of New Zealand, sets in motion the telling of the great patterns of journeys. These journeys to and from distant shores are still in the minds and memories of the elder grandparent teachers of the Waitaha people.

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 225 - 228
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011