10 Interesting Fact About The History of Astronomy in Different Cultures

Transcript:

Languages:

• Astronomy has developed since prehistoric times in various cultures throughout the world.
• Ancient Egyptian culture uses astronomy to find out time and for religious and political purposes.
• Ancient Chinese astronomy has developed a complex calendar system that is still used today.
• Ancient Mesopotamia astronomy uses a mathematical table to measure the movement of stars.
• Ancient Indian culture makes a mathematical table that describes the movement of planet.
• Ancient Greek Culture perfects the mathematical system used to measure the movement of stars.
• Ancient Islamic astronomy develops a calendar system and designs instruments such as sectant to make observations.
• Ancient Maya Astronomy follows the pattern of star movements to predict the season and natural disasters.
• Ancient Japanese astronomy uses a mathematical table to determine the position of the star.
• Ancient Aztek Astronomy uses architectural construction to follow the Moon and Star movements.