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Astronomy in the Maya Codices

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Maya Star Knowledge

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Harvey M. and Victoria R. Bricker's specialist book-length analysis of astronomical tables in the Maya codices; principal scholarly control for Venus, eclipse, lunar, and proposed planetary interpretations.

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Maya codical astronomy is well evidenced, but the cataloged sources do not support modern claims of impossible science or prophecy.

Real Maya astronomy is strongly evidenced, but the modern prophecy and impossible-knowledge claims do not follow from the sources.
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Maya sources document sophisticated calendrical and unaided-eye observational astronomy; this does not make them records of modern astrophysics.

Answer / theory: Yes, especially in calendrical and unaided-eye observational astronomy. What supports it: Dresden Codex tables, inscriptions, Xultun calculations, and modern scholarship. What is weak or disputed: The word “advanced” should not be stretched into modern astrophysics. Evidence level: Strong Evidence.
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The Dresden Codex Venus table is direct evidence of Maya calendrical astronomy interpreted through specialist codical scholarship.

Answer / theory: Yes. The Dresden Codex Venus table is one of the clearest examples of Maya astronomical calculation. What supports it: Codex tables and scholarship on the 584-day Venus cycle. What is weak or disputed: Venus tracking does not prove modern planetary science. Evidence level: Strong Evidence.
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