Astronomers Archive

Skidi Pawnee Indians: One Of The Most Proficient Astronomers Of Ancient Times And Their Sophisticated Star Chart

AncientPages.com | November 28, 2024

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Pawnee tribe stands out as one of the earliest Native American groups documented in historical records, offering a fascinating glimpse into their

It was assumed that Babylonian astronomers used only arithmetical methods. "The new interpretation reveals that Babylonian astronomers also used geometrical methods"

Archaeology

Babylonian Astronomers Used Geometry To Track Jupiter – 1,400 Years Before Europeans

AncientPages.com | January 28, 2016

AncientPages.com - An analysis of three published and two unpublished cuneiform tablets from the British Museum has revealed that Babylonian astronomers used geometry to calculate the motions of Jupiter