Questions tagged [archaeoastronomy]
Questions regarding how in former times, people used and understood celestial phenomena.
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Was lunar libration first observed or first predicted? In either case, who was the responsible party?
How old is the idea of the far side of the Moon? got me thinking that as soon as we see the moon librate we have to come to terms with there being even more of it we can't see.
The Moon's libration is ...
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How do I find the signs that planets are in during any given date?
Say for example I wanted to know where the planets were on December 19th, 1664, at 1am; how do I figure that out?
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