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Thursday, 28 June 2018

Astronomy in Ancient Egypt

Astronomy in Ancient Egypt

Astronomy was important to ancient Egyptians as there were regular sky observers. They built monuments for certain astronomical orientation. We know that Egyptians had a polythetic religion. They could see specific gods in the constellations. They also built some huge temples and pyramids for particular astronomical orientations. There astronomy and both religious and practical purposes. Nowadays for astronomy to study the sun, moon, stars, and planets etc.