Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
I am always on the lookout for interesting articles on astronomy and recently I came across a series on archeoastronomy by Rich Holtzin. He has been on an extensive tour of the South West United States since late last year and has spent quite a lot of time visiting archeological ...
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Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
This is going to be a reference post that can help you get started into a very deep subject. There are so many different paths one could take when exploring the history of star names and their respective constellations so I'll try to just set you up and you can ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The sky has been painted for centuries with creatures and symbols alike and we can enjoy this history through the mythology of the heavens. Constellations reveal patterns in the sky that have been interpreted by many societies and peoples near and far. The stories of the ancient Greeks are perhaps ...
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