[Aztlan] astronomical thinking

[Edward B. Hanna]

On 6 Aug 07, at 10:10 PM, martha noyes wrote:

> The Pleiades were recognized nearly everywhere.


Recognizing the importance of the Pleiades to the Maya (and other  
mesoamerican peoples?), I can't help but wonder why.  Surely they are  
not among the most distinguishable images in the sky.  Indeed,  
without a reasonably good telescope, it takes a pretty good pair of  
eyes to make them out at all.

How do you figure?

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/Ed
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