The Land of the Solstices: Myth, Geography and Astronomy in Ancient Greecedoi:10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2024.02.15Cunningham, CliffordJournal of Astronomical History & Heritage
THE traditional view that tho knowledge of astronomy of tho Greece of classical times had been derived from Egypt, a view to which the writings of tho Greeks themselves lent support, has lost favour with increased acquaintance with the achievement of the peoples of Mesopotamia in this branch of...
The astronomical knowledge of that pre-literate society could not be more distant from the lands and islands of Ancient Greece and is found in ‘the traditional culture of Aboriginal Australians…’ ‘This astronomical knowledge includes a deep understanding of the motion of objects in the sky whic...
The are many myths that are associated with the constellations, especially from ancient Greece. Albumazar's 48 Constellations. I know of no English translation of the ninth century astronomer Albumazar, so I include this latin translation which I found at the University of Utah. Recommended Readin...
Astronomy - Ancient Greece, Stars, Planets: Astronomy is present from the beginning of Greek literature. In Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, stars and constellations are mentioned, including Orion, the Great Bear (Ursa Major), Boötes, Sirius, and the Pleia
Understand the history of astronomy and explore ancient astronomers' understanding of planets. Discover the tools used by ancient astronomers to...
astronomy, branch of science that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as planets, stars, and galaxies; more generally, the study of matter and energy in the universe at large. Ancient Astronomy Astronomy is the oldest of the physical sciences. In many early civilizations ...
1. La stela scio de antikvaj popoloj – de Grekio ĝis Ĉinio ["The astral knowledge of the ancient peoples - from Greece to China"] (Kontakto, 2012) (PDF)研究及出版項目Research and Publication Projects- Overlapping Cosmologies in Asia, edited by Bill M. Mak and Eric Huntington. “...
Urania was one of the nine Muses, the ancient Greek goddesses of music, song and dance. In the Classical era, when the Muses were assigned specific artistic and literary spheres, Urania was named Muse of astronomy and astronomical writings. In this guise
Even in the comparatively sophisticated Greece of antiquity, the planets had the names of gods and were credited with having the same powers and influences as the gods whose names they bore. From such ideas was born the ancient system called astrology, still practiced by some people today, in...