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Astronomy For Beginners

Despite the fact that astronomy is the oldest science, it is still at the forefront of not only scientific thought, but also that of the public at large. Who hasn’t gazed up at the stars while walking home late at night and wondered? Having said that though, the ancient people of definitely the northern hemisphere, but probably both hemispheres, knew the movements of the stars and planets better than most of us do today. Continue reading

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Astronomy – Some Important Dates Before Christ

There is no doubt that astronomy is the oldest science and there is also no doubt that astronomy was being studied by everyone, not only the wise men, thousands and thousands of years ago. Continue reading

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Learning Astronomy through Meade Telescopes

Man had a great passion for observing celestial bodies from time immemorial. There were numerous means by which they were observing the planetary movement. Until the invention of telescope by Galileo, great astronomers like Aryabhata, Bhaskara and Copernicus used naked eye and mathematical calculations to record planetary positions. In addition keeping the reference to the pole star and the positions of the stars relative to which calculations were made and the eclipses forecasted. In the Egypt the pole star was kept as the reference and the mathematical calculations made relative to that were used during the construction of the pyramids. Continue reading

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The Easy Ways Of Using A Portable Telescope

Kids loves the idea of seeing something they have never seen before and when that thing is somewhere in outer space, their interest soar. They might not show it, but the advantages of owning a portable telescope appeals to them. It not only provides them with information, it teaches them as they have fun. Continue reading

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