Egyptian astronomy
Egyptian astronomy begins in prehistoric times, in the Predynastic Period. In the 5th millennium BCE, the stone circles at Nabta Playa may have made use of astronomical alignments. By the time the historical Dynastic Period began in the 3rd millennium BCE, the 365-day period of the Egyptian calendar was already in use, and the observation of stars was important in determining the annual flooding of the Nile. The Egyptian pyramids were carefully aligned towards the pole star, and the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak was aligned on the rising of the midwinter sun. Astronomy played a considerable part in fixing the dates of religious festivals and determining the hours of the night, and temple astrologers were especially adept at watching the stars and observing the conjunctions, phases, and risin
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Egyptian astronomy
Egyptian astronomy begins in prehistoric times, in the Predynastic Period. In the 5th millennium BCE, the stone circles at Nabta Playa may have made use of astronomical alignments. By the time the historical Dynastic Period began in the 3rd millennium BCE, the 365-day period of the Egyptian calendar was already in use, and the observation of stars was important in determining the annual flooding of the Nile. The Egyptian pyramids were carefully aligned towards the pole star, and the temple of Amun-Re at Karnak was aligned on the rising of the midwinter sun. Astronomy played a considerable part in fixing the dates of religious festivals and determining the hours of the night, and temple astrologers were especially adept at watching the stars and observing the conjunctions, phases, and risin
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Die Astronomie im Alten Ägypte ...... ng der ägyptischen Mythologie.
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Egyptian astronomy begins in p ...... ific explorations of the Moon.
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L'astronomia nell'Antico Egitt ...... del Sole e le fasi della Luna.
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Para los egipcios de la Antigü ...... n egipcia como en Mesopotamia.
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Pour les Égyptiens de l'antiqu ...... égyptienne qu’en Mésopotamie.
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Die Astronomie im Alten Ägypte ...... theiten und Menschen der Erde.
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Egyptian astronomy begins in p ...... onjunctions, phases, and risin
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L'astronomia nell'Antico Egitt ...... del Sole e le fasi della Luna.
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Para los egipcios de la Antigü ...... n egipcia como en Mesopotamia.
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Pour les Égyptiens de l'antiqu ...... égyptienne qu’en Mésopotamie.
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Astronomia egizia
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Astronomie dans l'Égypte antique
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Astronomie im Alten Ägypten
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Astronomía egipcia
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Egyptian astronomy
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