Ancient science

The ancient Greeks made important contributions in many fields of learning, including astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. Greek scholars were extraordinarily successful in scientific fields for several reasons. First, Greek culture encouraged the pursuit of knowledge. Secondly, many citizens in the Greek city-states were wealthy.

An ancient Greek hand-powered mechanical device for predicting astronomical events has been recreated, offering a fresh understanding of how it worked.

✨🔮Astrology Revealed! A Mysterious Journey from the Ancient Starry Sky to Modern Life🌌✨ 🌟Are you curious about astrology? Want to know how this mysterious subject was born? Let's travel through time and space and return to ancient Mesopotamia thousands of years ago to explore the origin of astrology together! 🔍 🌌Under the night sky of Mesopotamia, the Babylonians looked up at the stars. By observing the movement of stars and planets, they discovered the wonderful connection between the…

Astronomy Chart

Aryabhata I, was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata

Other articles where Theon is discussed: mathematics: Survival and influence of Greek mathematics: Theon (late 4th century), and Theon’s daughter Hypatia. All were active in Alexandria as professors of mathematics and astronomy, and they produced extensive commentaries on the major authorities—Pappus and Theon on Ptolemy, Hypatia on Diophantus and Apollonius. Later, Eutocius of Ascalon (early 6th century) produced…

Astrolabe Definition

A 2019 study published in Science Advances analyzed ancient DNA. It showed that the Philistines had European ancestry; more than did earlier and later inhabitants of the region.

Microscope by Calsidyrose, via Flickr

Photo about Ancient map of India and Sri Lanka. Focus is on Madras. Map is from 1799 and is out of copyright. Image of orange, yellow, brown - 25319729

A PLANOSPHERIC BRASS ASTROLABE, SIGNED BY HAJJI 'ALI, PERSIA, LATE 18TH CENTURYcast brass, mater cast in one piece with throne, engraved

Despite the towering reputation of Egypt’s Great Pyramids at Giza, the Americas actually contain more pyramid structures than the rest of the planet combined. Civilizations like the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca all built pyramids to house their deities, as well as to bury their kings. In many of their great city-states, temple-pyramids formed the center of public life and were the site of holy rituals, including human sacrifice. The best known Latin American pyramids include the Pyramid of…

Sanskrit is regarded as the ancient language of Hinduism, used in different means in order to communicate and dialogue with the ancient Hindu Celestial Gods. This chart details the NINE rules for being a human, as passed down by Ancient Sanskrit. Accordi…

Clay tablet Mesopotamia