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Last Post 4/15/2010 10:44 AM by KD Leka

GHAMAS - Ancient Civilizations

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4/14/2010 11:43 AM
Greetings, We were curious as to which ancient civilization was the first to study the sun? Thank You, Mayur & Yelena

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4/15/2010 10:44 AM
It may well be the chinese, 20+century BC, but then too, other prehistorical cultures did study the positions of the Sun and stars. There's a timeline which starts with the first eclipse record (1223 BC) at http://www.hao.ucar.edu/e...tion/spTimeline.php, and additionnal discussion on that site. Short answer: I don't know the answer, but maybe some of the sites I've listed can bring you to it.