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Ancient Astronomy
The history of astronomy focuses on the contributions civilizations have made to further their understanding of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere. Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences, achieving a high level of success in the second half of the first millennium. Astronomy has origins in the religious, mythological, cosmological, calendrical, and astrological beliefs and practices of prehistory. Early astronomical records date back to the Babylonians around 1000 BCE. There is also astronomical evidence of interest from early Chinese, Central American and North European cultures. Astronomy was used by early cultures for a variety of reasons. These include timekeeping, navigation, spiritual and religious practices, and agricultural planning. Ancient astronomers used their observations to chart the skies in an effort to learn about the workings of the universe. During the Renaissance Period, revolutionary ideas emerged about astronomy. One such idea was contributed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Bayeri Rhainani Vranometria 1661 (84132277) (cropped)
Ioannis or Ioannes (), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John (given name), John and the Arabic name Yahya (name), Yahya . Notable people with the name include: *John I Tzimiskes, Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emperor *John Plagis, Ioannis Agorastos-Plagis (John Plagis), Southern Rhodesian flying ace during World War II *Ioannis Alevras, Greek politician who served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament *Ioannis Altamouras, Greek painter of the 19th century *John Aniston, Ioannis Anastassakis, professionally known as John Aniston, a Greek-born American actor *Giannis Andrianopoulos, Ioannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer and one of the founding members of football club Olympiacos CFP *Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ioannis Antetokounmpo, commonly known as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player *Ioannis Apakas, Greek painter and priest in the latter part of the 16th century to the early 17th century *John Argyropoulos, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
