History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich, London, ...

Originally published in England under the title The Fontana history of astronomy and cosmology. Statement of responsibility from jacket. Prehistory -- Ancient Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The Greek and ...

Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly underrepresented in astronomy and geophysics despite attempts to bring about change over the past decade, research has shown.

In all of Montana, Helena boasts the richest and longest astronomy history. Hosting Montana's oldest observatory on the Carroll College campus and the oldest continually operating astronomy club, ...