For the ancient Egyptians, the stars were more than a spectacle; they were essential to life. Astronomy played a key role in ...
In 2024, archaeologists uncovered a scene on the ceiling of the Temple of Khnum in Upper Egypt that may depict a mythological representation of the New Year when the star Sirius rises. According ...
Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...