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17 de jun. de 2024 · Astronomy is present from the beginning of Greek literature. In Homer ’s Iliad and Odyssey, stars and constellations are mentioned, including Orion, the Great Bear ( Ursa Major ), Boötes, Sirius, and the Pleiades. More-detailed astronomical knowledge is found in Hesiod ’s Works and Days, from perhaps a generation later than Homer.
- History of Astronomy
The European astronomers drew first on Greek astronomy, as...
- Enlightenment
Astronomy - Enlightenment, Celestial Bodies, Observations:...
- The Rise of Astrophysics
Astronomy - Stars, Galaxies, Cosmology: In 1835 the French...
- Relativity
Astronomy - Relativity, Space-Time, Cosmology: A key...
- History of Astronomy
17 de jun. de 2024 · The European astronomers drew first on Greek astronomy, as translated from Arabic, before acquiring direct access to the classics of Greek science. Thus, modern astronomy is part of a continuous tradition, now almost 4,000 years long, that cuts across multiple cultures and languages.
Há 3 dias · Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena. The Antikythera mechanism had the first known set of scientific dials or scales and was the most complex mechanism until medieval clocks 1,000 years later.
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Há 1 dia · Archimedes of Syracuse (/ ˌ ɑːr k ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z / AR-kim-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily.
27 de jun. de 2024 · A team of astronomers may have finally cracked the code of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old astronomical device. Using methods more suited to studying gravitational waves, they've determined the precise number of teeth on a crucial component, revealing the astonishing precision of ancient Greek technology.
23 de jun. de 2024 · Nicolaus Copernicus was a groundbreaking mathematician and astronomer who lived during the Renaissance era and contributed to science with a new model of the universe that placed the sun instead of the earth at the center of the universe.
20 de jun. de 2024 · The wheels of Greek astronomical science Over the past fifty years, the Antikythera Device has gone from being the most anomalous and controversial artefact to one of the most renowned pieces of evidence of the scientific genius of our ancestors – a millennium ahead of its time.
