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Maya observations of 13$^{{\rm th}}$ century transits of Venus?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2005

Jesús Galindo Trejo  and
Christine Allen
Jesús Galindo Trejo
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM, México, Apartado Postal 70-264, México, D.F. 04510, email: galindo@astroscu.unam.mx; chris@astroscu.unam.mx
Christine Allen
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomía, UNAM, México, Apartado Postal 70-264, México, D.F. 04510, email: galindo@astroscu.unam.mx; chris@astroscu.unam.mx
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With the advent of the 2004 transit of Venus, interest in historical observations of past transits has been rekindled. We present evidence suggesting that the Maya of the post-classic period actually observed at least one transit of Venus. The frescoes of Mayapan, which are proposed as a record of 12$^{{\rm th}$- or 13$^{{\rm th}}$-century transits, are described and discussed in their astronomical contextTo search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2004 , Issue IAUC196 , June 2004 , pp. 124 - 137
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© 2004 International Astronomical Union