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Ancient Astronomy in Babylon and China - Math History - NJ Wildberger

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This introductory course traces early astronomy in Babylon and China, relating ancient observations to the modern heliocentric system. It covers the celestial sphere, great circles, equatorial coordinates, equinoxes, and Babylonian angular measurements.

Syllabus

Introduction
Night sky
Regularity
Current understanding
Earth rotation
Stationary Sun
Planets
Precession
Hipparchus
Ancient Astronomy
Earth is Round
Celestial Sphere
Ecliptic
Planet activity
Earth observatory

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