Project Gutenberg 2012-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 53 Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering) 1842 1921 Bowditch, Charles Pickering 07029656 Memoranda on the Maya Calendars Used in the Books of Chilan Balam Produced by Julia Miller, Paula Franzini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Memoranda on the Maya Calendars Used in the Books of Chilan Balam" by Charles P. Bowditch is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the intricacies of the Maya calendar systems referenced in the historical texts known as the Books of Chilan Balam. It explores the calendrical calculations and methods used by the Maya civilization and compares them to other dating systems, aiming to clarify and enhance understanding of historical timelines and significant events within the Maya culture. In this work, Bowditch meticulously examines various passages from the Books of Chilan Balam, such as the referenced death of Ahpula in 1536, highlighting discrepancies in calendrical calculations and various methodologies for counting time. He discusses the concept of the katun, its possible lengths, and the significance of corresponding dates in the inscriptions found at archaeological sites like Copan and Quirigua. The book is a detailed analysis that seeks to reconcile different interpretations of Maya timekeeping and provides insights into the historical context of the Maya civilization, showcasing Bowditch's dedication to understanding their complex system of calendars and its implications on the timeline of their history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39683/39683-h/images/cover.jpg en Mayas -- Antiquities Manuscripts, Maya Maya calendar Books of Chilam Balam F1401 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Ancient 68871 68880 2024-09-16T15:35:06.535316 2023-09-17T09:54:16.356496 text/html text/html 69706 2012-05-12T14:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 40835 2012-05-12T14:40:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 48872 2024-09-16T15:35:09.165405 application/epub+zip 47676 2024-09-16T15:35:07.029325 application/epub+zip 47677 2024-09-16T15:35:06.764322 application/epub+zip 80608 2024-09-16T15:35:10.727308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72393 2024-09-16T15:35:08.893311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72578 2022-09-18T07:43:39.521221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41799 41594 2024-09-16T15:35:06.199404 2023-09-17T09:54:16.031507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41682 2012-05-12T14:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 14111 2012-05-12T14:40:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 41676 2012-05-12T14:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14087 2012-05-12T14:40:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21291 2024-09-16T15:35:10.874297 application/rdf+xml 8188 2024-09-16T15:35:06.842316 image/jpeg 1556 2024-09-16T15:35:06.803325 image/jpeg 42329 2024-09-16T15:35:06.542337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia