Astronomy : Sky country / Karlie Noon, Krystal de Napoli.
Series: First knowledges ; 04Publication details: Port Melbourne, VIC : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2022.Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:- 9781760762162
- 1760762164
- Sky country
- Ethnoastronomy -- Australia
- Astronomy, Aboriginal Australian
- Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
- Astronomy -- Australia
- Astronomy & space (Australia)
- Indigenous peoples (Australia)
- All Australian Indigenous Material (Australia)
- Astronomy & space (Australia)
- Indigenous peoples (Australia)
- All Australian Indigenous Material (Australia)
- 520.89 23/eng/20220504
- Winner 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards People's Choice Award.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 520.89 NOO | Available | 064008 |
What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines is interwoven into a deep understanding of changes on the land, such as weather patterns and seasonal shifts, that are integral to knowledges of time, food availability, and ceremony. In Astronomy: Sky Country, Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars, and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future.
Winner 2023 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards People's Choice Award.
