The ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky: How a researcher used modern astronomy to explore her link with the Milky Way
Slowly, scholars are putting together a picture of Egyptian astronomy. The god Sah has been linked to stars in the Orion ...
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Mapping the Cosmos: The Birth of Astronomy and Astrology in Ancient Egypt and Babylon
In Ancient Egypt (c. 3100 BCE – 30 BCE), astronomy was not just a science but was closely linked to religion and agriculture. The Egyptians were particularly focused on the heliacal rising of ...
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
Pharaoh Shepsekaf, the reigning ruler of the fourth Egyptian dynasty, is shaken. Could this be an ominous message from the heavens? Such is the picture painted by a new study from ...