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Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered - Fox News

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Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered
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NEW YORK – Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some 1200 years ago. The walls reveal the oldest ...
Newly discovered Mayan calendar goes way past 2012USA TODAY

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Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered - Albany Times Union

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Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered
Albany Times Union
Archaeologists have found the small room where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the society's intricate calendar some 1200 years ago. Anthony Aveni of Colgate University, along with William ...
Ancient Mayan wokshop for astronomers discoveredLog Cabin Democrat
Painted Maya Walls Reveal Calendar WritingNew York Times
Mayan calendar discovery suggests world might not end in 2012 (+video)Christian Science Monitor

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Universal joint: UNCA teams with Astronomy Club to build new observatory - Mountain Xpress

Universal joint: UNCA teams with Astronomy Club to build new observatory
Mountain Xpress
The Babylonians created star catalogs as far back as 1200 BC; the ancient Egyptians aligned their temples with the rising midwinter sun. Yet today, in the digital age, Asheville lacks a public observatory to mark even the simplest celestial event.

After 35 years, Jill Tarter will no longer lead search for ET - Inside Bay Area

After 35 years, Jill Tarter will no longer lead search for ET
Inside Bay Area
"She has really been visionary about the importance of SETI as an activity, and about reaching the public," said Geoffrey Bower, a UC Berkeley astronomer. Tarter became dedicated to the search for alien signals after getting her Ph.D. in astronomy at ...

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Ancient Egyptians Recorded Algol's Variable Magnitude 3000 Years Before ... - Technology Review (blog)

Ancient Egyptians Recorded Algol's Variable Magnitude 3000 Years Before ...
Technology Review (blog)
The Ancient Egyptians were meticulous astronomers and recorded the passage of the heavens in extraordinary detail. The goal was to mark the passage of time and to understand the will of the Gods who kept the celestial machinery at work.

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