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Which was an important contribution of the ancient Greek astronomers?
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The Greeks provided the general foundation for observational astronomy in western cultures. The Western Hemisphere uses their names and mythology for constellations (for the most part).
The Greeks also observed planetary motion, naming them after the gods.
Aristotle, a greek philosopher, laid down various tenets about the natural world that were studied and upheld for nearly two thousand years before the rise of modern science demonstrated them as inadequate and inaccurate.
Most cultures have their own constellations, observations and mathematics that overlap the Greeks. However the Greek ties with Rome, and the rise of the Roman Empire made their contributions the most prominent in the western hemisphere.
The Greeks, by observing the earths shadow on the moon, and way ships disappear over the horizon of the ocean, determined that the earth was round. One significant contribution that Greeks provided was observations by Aristarchus (~300 BC) estimated (fairly accurately) the diameter of the earth by using shadows cast down a well in two different cities.
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What are 2 important building in ancient greek?
Temple of ZeusStatue of Zeus
Who was an important ancient Greek scientist and mathmatician?
His name is Autolycus of Pitane.
What are the 3 types of ancient greek poetry?
The three important variations of Greek writing were the Greek alphabet (uppercase), the Uncial Script, and the Greek minuscule script (lowercase).
What was Alexander the great most important contribution to the world?
he started the Hellenistic period,spread greek culture & created alexandria
What is the most important room in an average ancient Greek house?
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Who was an Ancient Greek astronomer?
There were no astronomers in Ancient Greece, at that time there were only astrologers.
Is cuneiform a greek contribution?
No. Cuneiform developed in ancient Mesopotamia, before Greece was born.
Where did the ancient Olympic's get started?
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Is the shadow curved on the moon during an eclipse?
Yes. This was one of the ways that the ancient Greek and Babylonian astronomers knew that the Earth was a sphere!
Who was an important Ancient Greek scientist and mathematician?
Aristotle.
Who was an important ancient Greek scientist mathematician?
Aristotle.
How important where the gods of ancient Greece to the ancient greek citezens?
They were everything to them. Like really.
How important were Greek gods to the citizens in the ancient Greek civilization?
very important because the Greeks needed someone to rely on
What did herodotus do that was important to the ancient greek civilization?
Wrote history.
What are some of the contributions made to the western civilization by the ancient Greek?
As the first ancient civilization, Greek has a large contribution and influence to western civilization such as architecture, math, entertainment(arts, drama, etc.), science, politics, language, and the like.
Why planets are called planets?
Because the ancient Greek astronomers were one of the first astronomers to discover the planets. As they looked at the planets over time they moved into different places. The planets seemed o orbit the Sun so the Greek astronomers called them planets, which meant :wanderers.
Greek mathmatician and astronomer?
what is astronomers and mathmaticians
