The Remarkable Science of Ancient Astronomy

The Remarkable Science of Ancient Astronomy « Series from 2017

Series from 2017

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Genres: Special Interest

Taught by Professor Bradley Schaefer of Louisiana State University, this course shows how ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, Chinese, and other cultures saw the sky.

You learn how the Sun, Moon, and stars were their clock, calendar, and compass; constellations encoded their mythologies; and the heavens inspired religious and philosophical ideas, laying the foundation for modern science.

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Stonehenge and Archaeoastronomy

The Real Stonehenge

Alignments at Maes Howe and Newgrange

Astronomy of Egypt's Great Pyramid

Chaco Canyon and Anasazi Astronomy

Ancient Cosmologies and Worldviews

Meteorite Worship and Start of the Iron Age

Eclipses, Comets, and Omens

The Star of Bethlehem

Origins of Western Constellations

Chinese and Other Non-Western Constellations

Origins and Influence of Astrology

Tracking Planet Positions and Conjunctions

Ancient Timekeeping and Calendars

The Lunar Crescent and the Islamic Calendar

Ancient Navigation: Polynesian to Viking

Breakthroughs of Early Greek Astronomy

The Genius of Hipparchus

Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism

How the Antikythera Mechanism Worked

Achievements and Legacy of Ptolemy

Star Catalogs from around the World

How Ancient Astronomy Ended

Ancient Astronomy and Modern Astrophysics