In this episode, part four of five on a series on Greek philosophy, mathematics, and science in the 5th century BC, we describe the earliest astronomical observations and calculations in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt and their influence on ancient Greek astronomy; the various planets and star constellations found in Greek literature, as well as the origins of the Zodiac; the earliest Greek astronomical speculations of the universe found in Greek mythology (Homer and Hesiod) and in Pre-Socratic philosophy; the Pythagorean model of the universe put forward by Philolaus; and the astronomical calculations made by Oenopides and Meton
Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2018/12/086-early-astronomy.html
Intro by Ahsan Irfan of the HistoryTeller podcast
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082 The Leader of the Muses
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080 Hekate and Magic
079 Old Age, Death, and Burial
078 Healing and Medicine
077 From Childbirth to Adolescence
076 The Goddess of the Young
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075 Pregnancy, Abortion, and Divorce
074 Marriage and Domesticity
073 The Oikos and Private Life
072 The Wrathful Queen
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071 Love, Sex, and Prostitution
070 The Goddess of Seduction
069 Slaves and Foreigners
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