History & Biographies: Historical

The "Historical" topic covers important historical events in astronomy, including ancient "observatories."

 

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    Constellations and Seasons

    For most of human history, we have been wanderers. But around 7,000 to 10,000 years ago, tribes learned how to domesticate animals and cultivate simple crops. The birth of agriculture created a new...

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The Galileo Project

The Galileo Project is a source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Our aim is to provide hypertextual information about Galileo and the science of his time to viewers of all ages and levels of expertise. What you...