The most famous ancient mechanical astronomical device yet found originates from ancient Greece around 150 BCE and is known as the Antikythera mechanism. Prior to its discovery in 1901, historical accounts of such mechanical technology […]
Since prehistoric times our ancestors gazed up towards the celestial heavens and observed the movements of the Sun, Moon, and stars. Not surprisingly, astronomy and the study of the night sky is probably the oldest […]
Over the years archaeologists have been discovering greater numbers of ancient lenses, and historians finding more and more references to their use in ancient times. It is therefore inevitable that scientists would ask whether these […]
Copernicus (1473-1543) was not the first person to claim that the Earth rotates around the Sun. In Western civilization, the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos is generally credited with being the first person to […]
Ancient civilizations believed their gods lived in the skies, and so early astronomy was often a mix of detailed observations of the celestial heavens and religion. As well as a method of trying to divine […]
This week astronomers released some bitter/sweet news for the legion of believers who held stock in the December 12, 2012 Mayan Apocalypse prediction, after it was announced that the scientists responsible for converting the ancient […]
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