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gallaj0 t1_j52tbuy wrote

I just finished reading "The Milky Way: an Autobiography of Our Galaxy" by Dr. Moiya McTier, she was the first dual major of astrophysics and folklore from Harvard.

She keeps it pretty high level, but touches some on the connection between primitive humans, astrology, folklore, and it's progression into astronomy. It's a very well written book, has a lot of info on Galaxy formation, star formation and types, age and shape of the universe. It wound up being a lot more detailed than I thought it might be.

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plusgoodduckspeak t1_j53p3y1 wrote

I’m reading that now. Have you read The Human Cosmos by Jo Marchant? It actually begins with the story of the Lascaux caves.

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gallaj0 t1_j54s1tz wrote

I haven't, but I'll put it on my list for the library. Thanks.

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