Tag: Babylonian astronomy

Our 7-Day Week Can Be Traced To Babylonians Who Started Using It 4,000 Years Ago

MessageToEagle | November 7, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – Why has our week 7 days? The length of our day, month, and year is based on astronomical observations. However, why we have a seven-day week

It was assumed that Babylonian astronomers used only arithmetical methods. "The new interpretation reveals that Babylonian astronomers also used geometrical methods"

Astronomy

Babylonian Astronomers Used Geometry To Track Jupiter – 1,400 Years Before Europeans

MessageToEagle.com | January 28, 2016

MessageToEagle.com – An analysis of three published and two unpublished cuneiform tablets from the British Museum has revealed that Babylonian astronomers used geometry to calculate the motions of Jupiter