Chapter 3: On the Path toward Modern Science

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Chapter sections:
  • 3.1 Sumerian and Babylonian Astronomy
  • 3.2 The Ancient Greeks and the Dawn of Astronomy
  • 3.3 An Opposing View: The Greek Heliocentric Model
  • 3.4 Medieval Astronomy in India and the Middle East
  • 3.5 The Celestial Sphere
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Image: Star trails around the north celestial pole; Fayyoum, Egypt (AhmedMosaad, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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