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Category: Astronomy
2009 January 11
Traditional star lore of Africa
A compilation of indigenous astronomy tales.
2006 July 12
/Xam astronomical references in G R von Wielligh's Boesman-Stories
Bushman star lore preserved in the writings of Gideon von Wielligh.
The primary source of /Xam sidereal narratives are the well-known works by Bleek and Lloyd. We present two new /Xam accounts, explaining the origin of the Sun and the origin of the Evening Star, as collected and retold in Afrikaans by G R von Wielligh in Boesman-Stories, Part 1. We also give an English translation of those parts of the book containing astronomical references.
2005 October 01
The Three Kings and the Cape Clouds: Two astronomical puzzles
Whence the Three Kings? And who first spoke of the Cape Clouds?
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