There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

pt. I. Astronomy in art -- Monet and Turner, masters of sea and sky -- Vincent van Gogh and starry skies over France -- Edvard Munch : mysterious skies in Norway -- Yosemite moonrises and moonbows -- ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

Ethiopia continues to serve as a living sanctuary for humanity's oldest intellectual pursuit, astronomy, preserving a deep and diverse celestial heritage that remains relevant in the modern scientific ...