this is what i got in my ''journey across time '' book
sumerian people watched the skies to learn the best times to plant crops and to hold religious festivals . they recorded the positions of the planets and stars and developed a 12 mouth calendar based on the cycles of the moon
The Sumerians recorded the positions of the stars and planets and develop a calendar for a couple of reasons. First they believed in a form of astrology where local events could be predicted understanding the heavens. Also, it helped them tell the best time of the year to plant crops.
The Sumerians recorded the positions of the stars and planets and develop a calendar for a couple of reasons. First they believed in a form of Astrology where local events could be predicted understanding the heavens. Also, it helped them tell the best time of the year to plant crops.
this is what i got in my ''journey across time '' book sumerian people watched the skies to learn the best times to plant crops and to hold religious festivals . they recorded the positions of the planets and stars and developed a 12 mouth calendar based on the cycles of the moon
A calendar of the planets' positions is called an Almanac or an Ephemeris.
this is what i got in my ''journey across time '' book sumerian people watched the skies to learn the best times to plant crops and to hold religious festivals . they recorded the positions of the planets and stars and developed a 12 mouth calendar based on the cycles of the moon
this is what i got in my ''journey across time '' book sumerian people watched the skies to learn the best times to plant crops and to hold religious festivals . they recorded the positions of the planets and stars and developed a 12 mouth calendar based on the cycles of the moon
They were curious about what they saw, and the techniques they developed led eventually to the development of science.
The Sumerians believed in astrology. They thought that events in daily life were affected by the positions of celestial bodies. We are glad they recorded those positions. We can calculate the exact dates of various events in their culture.
All the planets move constantly in their orbits around the Sun, so the apparent positions of the planets in the sky is also constantly changing. I recommend the Stellarium planetarium program.
The astronomer Tycho Brahe used large metal instruments such as quadrants and sextants to accurately measure the positions of the planets in the late 16th century. His observations were crucial for later astronomers, including Johannes Kepler, to develop their understanding of the solar system.
The sumerians were the first to leave evidence that they were aware of other planets.
Only Uranus and Neptune were not known to the Sumerians, and required telescopes in order to be discovered.