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In 8 pages, the author discusses what the early Greeks knew about astronomy and how they knew this information. Many early Greeks are associated with astronomy. They include, among others, Thales, Socrates of Athens, Plato of Athens, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Aristotle, Callippus, Aristarchus of Samos Symposium, Pythagoras, Eratosthenes, and Hypatia. Free Roman Numeral sample outline is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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They include, among others, Thales, Socrates of Athens, Plato of Athens, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Aristotle, Callippus, Aristarchus of Samos Symposium, Pythagoras, Eratosthenes, and Hypatia. This causes one to wonder
what the early Greeks knew about astronomy, and how they obtained their information. A profound understanding of both
mathematics and physics is needed in order to study astronomy today. This was not true in the time of early Greece. The period of early Greek astronomy covers
the millennium between 700 B. C. and 300 AD. Physics was not involved in early Greek astronomy. Pannekoek postulated "...a Greek astronomer aimed only to describe the heaves
while a Greek physicist sought out physical truth. A description of astronomy was provided by mathematics; therefore, the early Greek astronomy was a branch of mathematics (Connor & Robertson
PG). Thales (ca. 600 B. C.) found fame through predicting an eclipse. It is suggested that he likely had "little knowledge of
astronomy, yet he brought back from Egypt knowledge of mathematics into the Greek world and possibly also some knowledge of Babylonian astronomy" (Connor & Robertson PG).
Since approximately 700 B. C., astronomy had a great deal to do with keeping time (PG). Natural periods of time were generated the day and night
as well as the moons phases. Because of their natural time, they were used as basic time keeping methods. During the same time, determining a year was not as
easy because of the differences in month phases. The rising and the setting of the constellations became important times upon which farmers could base their planting strategies (Connor &
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