Astronomical History http://numberonestars.com/astronomy Important events in astronomical history Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:13:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is Anything at Rest in the Universe? (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2011/09/is-anything-at-rest-in-the-universe/ Coldest star in the galaxy spotted (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2011/08/coldest-star-in-the-galaxy-spotted/ Intriguing find holds big clue to Stonehenge (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/09/intriguing-find-holds-big-clue-to-stonehenge/ The ‘dance of the spirits’: Polar auroras, then and now (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/09/the-dance-of-the-spirits-polar-auroras-then-and-now/ 50 Years of Listening for Aliens (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/08/50-years-of-listening-for-aliens/ Thousands flock to see asteroid pod in Japan (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/08/thousands-flock-to-see-asteroid-pod-in-japan/ China UFO sparks rampant speculation (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/07/china-ufo-sparks-rampant-speculation/ The Wrath of Heaven (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/06/the-wrath-of-heaven/ Babylonian Astrology (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/06/babylonian-astrology/ Time appears to be neglected (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/time-appears-to-be-neglected/ Moon complicated everything (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/moon-complicated-everything/ The first great division of time is marked by day and night (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-first-great-division-of-time/ The evening and the morning were the second day (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-evening-and-the-morning-were-the-second-day/ “The time has come” (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-time-has-come/ Now we have Babylon, and a long time further on we reach the cavemen (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/now-we-have-babylon/ “Twentyfour hours” is a clumsy mode of expression (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/twentyfour-hours-is-a-clumsy-mode-of-expression/ Three simple divisions of the day: Sunrise, noon and sunset (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/sunrise-noon-and-sunset/ “There are 360 days,”— a slightly inaccurate calculation (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/there-are-360-days-a-slightly-inaccurate-calculation/ Egyptians expended a great deal of ingenuity and scientific care in their construction (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/ingenuity-and-scientific-care-in-egyptian-construction/ In antiquity, sand glasses were much less important than water clocks (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/in-antiquity-sand-glasses-were-much-less-important-than-water-clocks/ Rome had no method of reckoning time other than by sunrise, noon and sunset (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/time-reckoning-methods-in-rome/ Astronomers in the Middle Ages used the pointers of the seven star Great Bear (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/astronomers-in-the-middle-ages/ The hour and minute, the end of twilight (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-hour-and-minute-the-end-of-twilight/ Local mean time of the observation and GMT (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/local-mean-time-of-the-observation-and-gmt/ With the advent of mechanical devices, the water clocks disappeared (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/with-the-advent-of-mechanical-devices-the-water-clocks-disappeared/ From summer to winter the change is gradual and slow (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/from-summer-to-winter-the-change-is-gradual-and-slow/ The Sun’s passage through the equinox was invented by the Chinese (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-suns-passage-through-the-equinox/ The Babylonians used a single peg with three concentric circles (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-babylonians-used-a-single-peg-with-three-concentric-circles/ The ecliptic is the path of the Sun (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-ecliptic-is-the-path-of-the-sun/ Along the ecliptic lies the belt known as the zodiac (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-belt-known-as-the-zodiac/ The distance of the Sun from the equator is called its “declination” (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/suns-changing-declination-2/ Sun’s changing declination is the variable length of days (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/suns-changing-declination/ The Sun was worshiped as a god before the history of man’s religion began (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-sun-was-worshiped-as-a-god/ Monotheism had a short life in the Valley of the Nile (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/monotheism-had-a-short-life-in-the-valley-of-the-nile/ Apollo, Adonis and Helios were Greek Gods of the Sun (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/apollo-adonis-and-helios-were-greek-gods-of-the-sun/ Early studies in the nature of light (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/early-studies-in-the-nature-of-light/ The Chinese observed sunspots in ancient times (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-chinese-observed-sunspots-in-ancient-times/ The little “rings with wings” (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-little-rings-with-wings/ The Moon is linked with the oldest and most persistent superstitions (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-moon-is-linked-with-thesuperstitions/ In the old days the sight of Earthshine was considered an evil portent, a prophet of disaster (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-sight-of-earthshine/ The Moon goddesses showed the usual carelessness of all variable people (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-moon-goddesses/ In its action, the Moon is irregular (more...)]]> http://numberonestars.com/astronomy/2010/05/the-moon-is-irregular/