3 papers
physics.hist-ph2019
Indigenous use of stellar scintillation to predict weather and seasonal change
Duane W. Hamacher, John Barsa, Segar Passi +1
Indigenous peoples across the world observe the motions and positions of stars to develop seasonal calendars. Additionally, changing properties of stars, such as their brightness a…
physics.hist-ph2018
Death and Maier: meteors and mortuary rites in the eastern Torres Strait (Eud kerker: na korep maierira asmer opged Torres Straitge)
Carla B. Guedes, Duane W. Hamacher, John Barsa +4
English: To the Meriam Mir people of Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait, bright meteors are an important element of death customs and beliefs. We draw from a combinat…
physics.hist-ph2016
"Dancing with the stars" - astronomy and music in the Torres Strait
Duane W. Hamacher, Alo Tapim, Segar Passi +1
Song and dance are a traditional means of strengthening culture and passing knowledge to successive generations in the Torres Strait of northeastern Australia. Dances incorporate a…