Clive L. N. Ruggles (born 1952)[1] is a British astronomer, archaeologist and academic. He is the author of academic and popular works on the subject. In 1999, he was appointed professor of archaeoastronomy at the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, when it is believed to have been the only appointed chair for archaeoastronomy among the world's universities. As of 2023[update], he was Emeritus Professor at this university.
Ruggles was the president of the Prehistoric Society from 2006 to 2010[2] and the president of the IAU Commission for the History of Astronomy from 2009 to 2012.[3] He is the Chair for the IAU World Heritage and Astronomy Working Group,[4] and was formerly the President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture.[5]
References
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edit- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
- ^ "Presidents". The Prehistoric Society.
- ^ "C41/ICHA – a brief history".
- ^ "Astronomy and World Heritage". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "ISAAC". Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
Bibliography
edit- Adler Planetarium (11 March 2002). "Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum Offers In-Depth Archaeoastronomy with Dr. Clive Ruggles and Bringing the Heavens to Earth Exhibit" (PDF). Press Room Archive. Adler Planetarium. Archived from the original (Press release) on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- Aveni, Anthony F. (1994). "Archaeoastronomy". In Samuel L. Macey (ed.). Encyclopedia of Time. Garland reference library of social science, vol. 810. New York: Garland Publishing. pp. 26–35. ISBN 0-8153-0615-6. OCLC 29428245.
- Aveni, Anthony F. (2001). Skywatchers (Rev. and updated edn. of: Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico, 1980 ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-70504-2. OCLC 45195586.
- Boutsikas, Efrosyni; McCluskey, Stephen C.; Steele, John, eds. (2021). Advancing Cultural Astronomy: Studies In Honour of Clive Ruggles. Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. Bibcode:2021acas.book.....B. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64606-6. ISBN 978-3-030-64606-6. S2CID 242439752.
- Center for Archaeoastronomy (n.d.). "About the Officers". About the Center for Archaeoastronomy. Center for Archaeoastronomy. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - Kelley, David H.; Eugene F. Milone (2005). Exploring Ancient Skies: An Encyclopedic Survey of Archaeoastronomy. New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-95310-8. OCLC 46937593.
- Ruggles, Clive L.N. (1994). "British archaeoastronomy". In Samuel L. Macey (ed.). Encyclopedia of Time. Garland reference library of social science, vol. 810. New York: Garland Publishing. pp. 68–70. ISBN 0-8153-0615-6. OCLC 29428245.
- University of Leicester Press and Publications Office (1 March 2007). "The Thirteen Towers: Peruvian Citadel is Site of Earliest Ancient Solar Observatory in the Americas" (Press release). eBulletin. University of Leicester. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
External links
edit- Faculty profile, School of Archaeology & Ancient History, University of Leicester
- Clive Ruggles' archaeostronomy website