Ancient scientists helping modern scientists

Contrary to the stereotypes about ancient and medieval knowledge and totally contradicting Mark Twain’s depiction in Connecticut Yankee of King Arthur’s court panicking over an eclipse, the scientists of yore were keen observers of the heavens.  They kept meticulous records of things like eclipses and analyzed them mathematically.   Now astronomers from 2016 A.D. are using data recorded by the Babylonians [Read More...]

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