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The Summer Solstice at Stonehenge - A History-Making Livestream
In the northern hemisphere, when the summer solstice occurs around June 21, the North Pole is tilted about 23°27´ toward the Sun, which itself is traveling its longest path through the sky, and that day therefore has the most daylight and is celebrated as the longest day. Stonehenge is one of the places many people congregate to witness an amazing summer solstice event.
ashley cowie - 19/06/2020 - 20:52
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Arth Vawr and the Pendragon: Astronomical Link Between the Great Bear and Draco Constellations and the Arthurian Legend?
... work with was stone. The Link Between Arthurian Saga and Astronomy But the astrology of ancient times is hidden away ...
jim willis - 30/07/2018 - 15:17
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Is the Assyrian Nimrud Lens the Oldest Telescope in the World?
... was used to explain how the Assyrians knew so much about astronomy. The Nimrud lens. (The British Museum / CC BY-NC-SA ... Stock) Saturn’s Serpents: Evidence of Assyrian Advanced Astronomy? One of the reasons Pettinato believed that the ... part of a telescope is that some of their knowledge about astronomy seems impossible to have acquired without a ...
Joanna Gillan - 02/08/2022 - 14:59
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Ancient Greek Science and Technology – From Antikythera to Pharos
... computer was the culmination of advanced mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy and engineering. It incorporated the ... computer was the culmination of advanced mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy and engineering. It incorporated the ... Artificial Intelligence Four Discoveries of Ancient Greek Astronomy That Still Baffle Experts Alexander’s successors ...
Evaggelos G. Vallianatos - 11/11/2021 - 17:57
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5,000-Year-Old Calendar Rock Found in Sicily Excites Archaeologists
... by Cyril Byrne of the Irish Times, as seen on NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day website. However there are many ... that Professor Alberto Scuderi, a known expert in archaeo-astronomy and regional director of Italian Archaeologist ... be found near Gela." Giulio Magli, professor of archaeo-astronomy at Milan's Polytechnic University told Seeker that ...
Alicia McDermott - 07/01/2017 - 00:50
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Exploring the Ancient Andes - 2016 Peru & Bolivia Tour
... passion for Ancient History, Mythology, Anthropology and Astronomy and in his spare time he investigates these ... in La Paz, Bolivia, where he lives and works. He studied Astronomy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, ... are investigations into Andean Cosmovision and Archaeo-Astronomy, and the rescue of the astronomical knowledge of ...
ancient-origins - 15/01/2016 - 23:23
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Petroglyphs Sun Writing Of The Gods: Cosmological Orientation Of Fremont Indian Rock Art
... He is a founding board member of the Utah Valley Astronomy Club investigating the cultural astronomy of the ancient Fremont Indian, a Native American ...
ancient-origins - 01/03/2021 - 22:47
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Kitora Tomb Star Chart is Declared the Oldest in the World
... Shimbun ) Mitsuru Soma, an assistant professor of position astronomy at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, and Tsuko Nakamura, a researcher of modern astronomy with Daito Bunka University’s Institute of ... basis, Kazuhiko Miyajima, a former professor of East Asia astronomy history at Doshisha University, has suggested that ...
Robin Whitlock - 19/07/2015 - 14:21
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Sunset Over the Sphinx Claimed to Prove Equinox Alignment
... and Khafra. (Image: octofocus / Adobe Stock) Pyramids and astronomy The connection between astronomy and the building of the pyramids has been the ...
Ed Whelan - 23/03/2020 - 22:05
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Cosmic Womb The Seeding of Planet Earth
Astronomy Professor and Egyptologist provide compelling ... of Buckingham. A professor of applied mathematics and astronomy, he has taught at the University College Cardiff ...
ancient-origins - 26/05/2018 - 01:45
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Ancient Dreamtime Myths Unraveled in Australian Rock Shelter Art
... art with extraordinary findings. This artistic blend of astronomy, mythology and the Dreamtime is like no other on ... art with extraordinary findings. This artistic blend of astronomy, mythology and the Dreamtime is like no other on ... the world, mythology encapsulates aspects of cosmology and astronomy. According to the Dictionary of Symbols by J. C. ...
ashley cowie - 23/09/2022 - 22:56
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The Four Mythological Symbols of China
In ancient Chinese astronomy, the sky ecliptic was divided into four sections. ... to be equivalent to the zodiacal constellations in Western astronomy, although they reflect the movement of the Moon ... Image source . Within the Four Symbols of ancient China, astronomy and mythology co-existed side by side and may be ...
dhwty - 25/06/2014 - 02:46
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How Sigiriya’s Ancient Connections Question Dogmatic World History
Sigiriya - literally translating to ‘Lion Rock’, pales in comparison to its famed Egyptian counterpart - not through a lack of sheer, grandiose scale, it is by no means unimpressive in either size or spirit, but in terms of academic research and investigation.
Freddie Levy - 17/04/2020 - 14:05
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A thousand years ago, Native Americans aligned drawings with solstice sun
... in England, Houston said. He has a master’s degree in astronomy and is director of Blinn College’s Schaefer ... He has visited other ancient sites tied in with astronomy, including three on the Black Sea, Chaco Canyohn of ... the point of observation is critical in any ancient astronomy site.' Houston, age 61, is a student in ...
Mark Miller - 07/02/2015 - 21:59
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Birr Castle, the Historic Jewel of Ireland’s County Offaly
... Earl of Rosse, William Parsons, took a keen interest in astronomy . He embarked on an ambitious project to build the ... The Parsons family's contributions were not limited to astronomy. They also played a significant role in the ... make it a must-visit destination for those interested in astronomy, history, and horticulture. Top image: Birr Castle. ...
Aleksa Vučković - 07/10/2023 - 18:45
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Tombs and Shrines in the City of 333 Saints Restored after Violent Destruction in Timbuktu
... the Koran, Sufism, philosophy, law, math, medicine, astronomy, science, poetry and much more. The Timbuktu ... Manuscripts showing both mathematics and a heritage of astronomy in medieval Islam. ( Public Domain ) “Every book ...
lizleafloor - 22/07/2015 - 00:47
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The Lonely Stones That Square The Cosmic Circle
... temples and monuments of the prehistoric world. Ancient Astronomy Tool Kit Ancient ancestors hacked a living in the ...
ashley cowie - 14/07/2021 - 18:03
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Civilizations Out of Nowhere
... civilizations across the world show an advanced level of astronomy and mathematics. As the Babylonian empire began to ... were developing advanced legal codes and calculating astronomy at an intermediate level. One of the world’s ... the Babylonians had an impressive understanding of astronomy. Their knowledge of the stars and celestial bodies ...
Tashi Javed - 24/10/2014 - 02:26
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Scientists Use Advanced Astronomical Software to Date 2,500-Year-Old Lyric Poem
... up the Planetarium to research into disciplines beyond astronomy, including geosciences, biology, chemistry, art, ... of her time and closely rivaled Homer. Her interest in astronomy was not restricted to the "Midnight Poem." Other ... be considered an informal contributor to early Greek astronomy as well as to Greek society at large," Cuntz added. ...
ancient-origins - 19/05/2016 - 00:36
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Advanced Engineering Discovered at the Maya Observatory at Chichen Itza
... sciences, highlighted by their spectacular knowledge of astronomy; they were skilled engineers, and had a mathematics ... Texts Reveal Mayans Made Major Discovery in Math, Astronomy Is the Assyrian Nimrud lens the oldest telescope in ... only wait in anticipation for the next codices or sacred astronomy book(s) to reveal themselves as archaeologists ...
Cliff Dunning - 25/05/2017 - 14:04