What astronomer found the constellation Leo?

Answer 1

Ancient people used constellations for many things... for instance, by watching the constellations, our ancestor's knew when to hunt - becasue they could tell when animals hibernate and migrate. They knew when the rains were coming and when it would be dry. They knew when to harvest and when to plant. The skies gave them a tool that helped them survive.

Answer 2

farmers and astronomers basically, farmers so that they can map out the sky and tell time. such as when the constellations move, the farmer can tell that its time to plant the crops now. you know? anyone fell free to correct mee.

Answer 3

The constellation Leo was identified by the ancient astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. He documented its appearance and position in the night sky as part of his work on cataloging and mapping the stars.

Answer 4

They didn't find out about constellations...Long time ago, it was easier to remember certain stars by grouping them with others, and naming that constellation to what the picture looked like (stars connected). I may be wrong, but this is what I've been taught. It was a long time ago, so if anyone has a different answer, or agrees with me, please post away :) !

Answer 5

People back in the time before advanced nautical instruments used the constellations to navigate on the open sea. The Big and Little Dippers were used as time tellers, like the hands of a clock. This was the time before clocks and maybe sundials.

Answer 6

We did not discover Astronomy, it has been around since the begging of humanity. Man has always had the hunger for the knowledge and greater understanding of the universe. It has been around just as long as religion because, like other religions, is a belief.

Answer 7

Ancient cultures including the Arabs and Greeks projected their dreams and nightmares onto the night sky - they filled the sky with stories. Everyone form shepherds to shaman could read the night sky like a book filled with tales of King's and Queens, Heroes and Monsters...

They also used the sky like a calendar. By watching the constellations, ancient people knew when to harvest and when to plant, when to hunt, when the rains were coming and when it would be dry. Considering that they were working 95% with their eyes alone, much of their observational work was stunningly accurate, even by today's standards.

Answer 8

Most of them. All that are not blind anyway.

Venus can be the brightest object in the night sky (except for the Moon) ((the Sun is not in the night sky)) so Venus has been known since animals have been able to see.

Answer 9

No one could possibly know. People have been seeing pictures in the stars, and naming them, for tens of thousands of years

Answer 10

The constellation Leo was always known, you just need to look at it to find it.