Without the scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, who translated Ancient Greek, it is likely that ancient knowledge would now ...

Songs and music activities for KS2 pupils aged 7 - 11 exploring the civilisation and myths of Ancient Greece. Includes six ...

In most Ancient Greek philosophical circles, the theory of a spherical earth was accepted by around the 5th century BC, and ...

The star catalog was made by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 162 and 127 BCE, 1,400 years before the telescope. By Laura Baisas Published Oct 20, 2022 1:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science ...

Ancient humans depicted astronomical events, like the Pleiades star cluster, in cave paintings and on artifacts. The Nebra Sky Disk, from around 1600 BC, is the oldest known depiction of astronomical ...

Before modern science had a true understanding of what a solar eclipse is and how they work, ancient cultures had to form their own beliefs over what happened during this brief, but awesome, event.

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear from Kelsey Johnson, professor of astronomy and director of the Echols Scholars Program at the University of Virginia, at ...

An ancient book on astronomy from the 1500s sold for more than £10,000 ($12,200), as a "private international buyer" triumphed over intense competition at a U.K. auction. The Castle of Knowledge by ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our ancestors spent millennia looking at the sky before spacecraft could explore it. The new PBS ...