The Ancient Greeks developed astronomy, which they treated as a branch of mathematics, to a highly sophisticated level. The first geometrical, three-dimensional models to explain the apparent motion of the planets were developed in the 4th century BC by Eudoxus of Cnidus and Callippus of Cyzicus.
×AntiquityThe history of astronomy goes back to antiquity, when people observed and recorded the patterns and movements of celestial phenomena with their naked eye. Astronomy was influenced by religion, as well as practical applications such as predicting seasons, measuring time, and navigating. Different ancient civilizations, such as the Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Maya, and others, developed their own astronomical observations and methods. Astronomy was the first natural science to reach a high level of sophistication and predictive ability, especially in the 1st millennium BCE.
Astronomy origin
Topics referred to by the same term
Origin(s) or The Origin may refer to:
The origin of water on Earth is the subject of
Hypotheses for the possible sources of the water on Earth
The origin of water on Earth is the subject of a body of research in the fields of planetary science
Astronomy
And astrobiology.Earth is unique among the rocky planets in the Solar System in having oceans of liquid water on its surface.Liquid water
Which is necessary for all known forms of life
Continues to exist on the surface of Earth because the planet is at a far enough distance from the Sun that it does not lose its water
But not so far that low temperatures cause all water on the planet to freeze.