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Observe What You See!!! Kourtnei Bryant December 2, 2010 WD2-CEC

Table of Contents

Incas 1.Observatories captured the first and last rays of the sun. 2.Planet Venus appeared as the morning or evening star 3.People made ritual sacrifices to the Sun BC to 1532 AD Western South America

Arab and Islamic 1.Determine latitude and longitude 2.The stars, particularly the pole star as guides 3.Muslims were praying in direction of Mecca Central Asia to Southern Europe AD

Ancient Chinese 1.Circumpolar stars and the moon 2.Lunar eclipses 3.Extensive system of zodiac help guide life of people BC Europe and West Asia

Ancient Egypt 1.Record time of year for agricultural periods 2.Monuments pointing in cardinal directions to reflect important celestial occurrences revealing time of year 3.Great celebration and start of a new age Northern Africa 3150 BC

Babylonians 1.Create a zodiac 2.Twelve constellation that the sun, moon, and the planets travel between their movements through the sky 3.Constellations mark seasons for harvesting or sowing crops. Mesopotamia BC

Pythagoras 1.Postulating that the Earth was spherical 2.Saw that the moon and other celestial bodies were spherical 3.Movement of the planets, sun, moon, and stars were described by whole numbers and mathematical precision Born in 572—492 BCE Europe

Comparison Ancient Chinese Arab and Islamic Had something to guide them Lunar Eclipses Determine latitude and longitude Circumpolar of the moon and the stars Looked at the stars Europe and West Asia BC Prayed in direction of Mecca

Citations "Inca Civilization." Web. 24 Nov Welser-Sherrill, Leslie. "Arab and Islamic Astronomy." StarTeach Astronomy Educatiion Web. 24 Nov Shuttleworth, Martyn. "Egyptian Astronomy." Web. 24 Nov resources.com/egyptian-astronomy resources.com

Citations Cont. Shuttleworth, Martyn. "Ancient Chinese Astronomy." Web. 29 Nov resources.com/chinese-astronomy resources.com/chinese-astronomy Shuttleworth, Martyn. "Ancient Astronomy, Science and the Ancient Greeks." experimentresources.com Web. 2 Nov resources.com/greek-astronomyhttp:// resources.com/greek-astronomy