Who discovered Mars who when where and how?

Answer 1

We will never know who first discovered Mars. The Egyptians from 1570 B.C. called Mars by the god name of "Horus of the Horizon" and depicted it as a man with a hawk's head. They also observed the planet "going backwards" refering to what we now know as retrograde motion. Aristotle (384BC- 322BC) was among the first known writers to set down observations of Mars.
Mars has always been visible to the naked eye of man kind, so this question would be impossible to answer.

Answer 2

Mars has been known since ancient times to various peoples around the world. The Mayans were aware of the planet, as were the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, and probably more ancient cultures yet. There were five "wanderers" known to ancient man--these were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Although Uranus is barely visible to the naked eye, it is very faint, and no record of its discovery was known before 1781, long after the invention of the telescope and comet hunting had become a popular pasttime.

Answer 3

Mars has been observed and documented by various civilizations throughout history, but the first recorded observation is attributed to ancient Babylonian astronomers around the 17th century BCE. The planet's distinctive reddish appearance and movement against the background stars made it notable in their sky-watching. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Mercury were all known to ancient Babylonian astronomers by the first millennium BCE.

Answer 4

Since Mars is visible to the naked eye from Earth, it was not discovered by any single person. It has been known since ancient times, before any sort of records were kept.

Answer 5

Mars is readily visible in the night sky, and has been for millions of years. No doubt it was discovered by the first person who looked up when it was in their part of the sky.

Answer 6

Galileo discovered mars from a telescope is 1609

Answer 7

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