DRESDEN CODEX


Meaning of DRESDEN CODEX in English

Latin Codex Dresdensis

One of the few pre-Columbian Maya codices to survive book burnings by Spanish clergy.

It contains exceptionally accurate astronomical calculations, including eclipse -prediction tables and the synodic period of Venus. The reputation of the Maya as astronomers is based largely on these figures.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.