Mesoamerican codices report the context in which several eclipses occurred
The interest of the peoples of Mesoamerica in observing the celestial vault was reflected in codices, inscriptions on buildings and sculptures. Zapotecs, Mexica and Mayans represented Venus, the Moon, the Sun, a starry sky and eclipses in these pieces. During the talk Eclipses in pre-Hispanic times in Mesoamericaoffered by astrophysicist Jesús Galindo Trejo, organized by … Read more