1. Who discovered astronomy?
Jordan Chapman
December 2, 2010
CEC WD1

2. Table of Contents.

3. Ancient Mayan Astronomy.
The Ancient Mayans have a very sophisticated way of calculating mathematics to predict astronomy.(Shut tleworth)
The Mayan culture began calculating astronomy around 500 B.C (Shuttleworth)
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4. Astronomy of Mesopotamia
Astronomy began with the first settlements of agricultural societies.(Aveni)
Ancient Mesopotamia began to calculate astronomy around BC.(Aveni)
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5. Ancient Indian Astronomy
As time began to progress Indian astronomy began to become more scientific and less spiritual.(Lockye r)
Ancient Indian astronomy began almost as early as BC.(Lockyer)
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6. Egypt Astronomy
Of course ancient history techniques do not have a beginning and ending point, so the Egyptians started at their own point.(Shuttleworth)
Egypt.(Shuttleworth)
5th Millennium BC.(Shuttleworth)
They were looking up to discover Stone Circles.(Shuttlewort h)
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7. Chinese Astronomy.
Chinese culture began looking at the Sun, Moon, and Stars as gods.(Carr)
By the time of 130 AD they began to help discover astronomy. They could even see a lot of things the naked eye could not.(Carr)
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8. Arabic and Islamic.
Arabic and Islamic were experiencing the dark ages between AD.(StarTeach Education)
They were highly prized because of their good works in astronomy.(Star Teach Education)
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9. Comparisons Mayans Chinese Started looking up in 300 BC.
They were here around 500BC.
They were both looking up.
They started viewing the sun, stars, and moons very well.
They were both during the same time period.(300 BC.)
Good at calculating mathematics.
They are very sophisticated.
Started making better ways too look up.

10. Citations
Shuttleworth, Martyn. "Mayan Astronomy." Ancient Mayan Astronomy. N.p., Web. 29 Nov < resources.com/mayan-astronomy.html>
Aveni, Anthony. "StarTeach Astronomy Education." Astronomy of Mesopotamia. N.p., Web. 29 Nov <
Lockyer, Norman J. "StarTeach Astronomy Education." Astronomy of Ancient India. N.p., Web. 29 Nov <
"StarTeach Astronomy Education." Arab and Islamic Astronomy. N.p., Web. 30 Nov <