EAST AND WEST CALENDARS
The calendar of time was compiled differently in different countries. However, everywhere - regardless of the civilization circle, and also time - the same problems occurred. An example of this may be …
Month: January 2019
HOW THE YEAR WAS DIVIDED?
HOW THE YEAR WAS DIVIDED?
“To avoid embarrassment A year was taken as the time.
They share it (very convenient)
For months and weeks "…
This is what Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński wrote in "Słówki". But the poet was wrong, because it's not that simple and convenient at all, and the trouble was there …
And yet it is spinning!
And yet it is spinning!
In ancient times, ideas about the world were not always correct. Babylonians, e.g.. they considered, that Earth is land, which rises to the central mountain of Ararat, surrounded by the ocean. Above it stretches the dome of the sky …
In captivity of the stars and planets
In captivity of the stars and planets
Heavenly deities - and therefore the stars and planets - not only determined the life and fate of the world, but also people and nations. Already in ancient Babylon, they were associated with people and their activities. From this …
7 divine revelations
7 divine revelations
The stars were the work of the gods. According to the belief of the Greeks, were created by Zeus. Initially, they were the offspring of one of the Titans, Astrajosa, and rebelled against Zeus, succumbed to its thunderbolts and, shattered, they scattered across the firmament with luminous dust… In beliefs …
From Aries to Pisces
From Aries to Pisces
The primacy in the "calendar" field undoubtedly belongs to the Egyptians. If some scholars are to be believed - already in 4241 year BCE. priests of On, one of the oldest capitals of Egypt (later named Heliopolis by the Greeks), they arranged the first solar calendar, based …
Common orientation
Common orientation
Sky observation has reached a high level, although it is still difficult to talk about astronomy as a science. However, it has developed from the earliest times in many parts of the world.
The earliest it developed in Central and South America. Proof of this are not only mentioned …
Trouble with the month and year
Trouble with the month and year
The day was the least of the trouble. It was counted from east to east (possibly - from west to west) The sun. It was worse with the month. It was counted from new moon to new moon. However, this time is on average 29 days, …
HUMAN AND STARS
HUMAN AND STARS
We do not know exactly when Homo sapiens appeared and when the beginnings of human civilization arose. It is accepted, that it was about 35,000-40,000 years ago. However, there are data supporting this, that it happened much earlier.…