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(2008) African cultural astronomy, Dordrecht, Springer.
Astronomy cannot be said to be entirely new in Nigeria. There are hundreds of cosmogony and ancient astronomical practices in Nigeria, but these need to be studied systematically. Nigerian ethnoastronomy is revealed in the folklore, ancient architecture, religious practices, traditional poetry and art works of the different ethnic groups. Though expressed within a cultural framework, much of Nigerian ethnoastronomy contains scientific principles of astronomy. This paper discusses the need to bridge the gap between ethnoastronomy in Nigeria and modern astronomy by providing scientific interpretation to such cosmogonies and ancient astronomical practices.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6639-9_17
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Urama, J. (2008)., Astronomy and culture in Nigeria, in J. C. Holbrook, J. Urama & R. Thebe Medupe (eds.), African cultural astronomy, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 231-238.
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