Babylonians used astronomy to calcuate Jupiters Postion
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According to Prof. Mathieu Ossendrijver of Humboldt University in Germany, Babylonian astronomers used geometry to calculate the position of Jupiter — a technique historians of science previously believed humans had not developed until at least 1,400 years later.
Prof. Ossendrijver translated five Babylonian cuneiform tablets from 350 to 50 BC and found that they contain a sophisticated calculation of the position of Jupiter.
These tablets were unearthed in the 19th century near the temple Esagila in Babylon and are now on display in the Middle Eastern Department of the British Museum, London.
According to Prof. Ossendrijver, they depict two intervals from when Jupiter first appears along the horizon, calculating the planet’s position at 60 and 120 days.
Prof. Ossendrijver translated five Babylonian cuneiform tablets from 350 to 50 BC and found that they contain a sophisticated calculation of the position of Jupiter.
These tablets were unearthed in the 19th century near the temple Esagila in Babylon and are now on display in the Middle Eastern Department of the British Museum, London.
According to Prof. Ossendrijver, they depict two intervals from when Jupiter first appears along the horizon, calculating the planet’s position at 60 and 120 days.
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Well there you go
Oj!
I always wondered...
Last week I learned that algebra, algorithm, alkali, and Allah have more in common that just their two first letters. I'm thankful the Middle East shared its knowledge of mathematics, but can't say the same about the spread of the 3 main Abrahamic religions.
than*
dammit