Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

Astrology and astronomy – the words sound so similar. So why do you get such a stink-eye from your friend the astronomer when you call her an astrologer?

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.

This ancient marvel rivaled Rome’s intricate network of roads This ... Experts have pieced it together. How ancient astronomy mixed science with mythology How ancient astronomy mixed science ...

The quest to decipher Maya hieroglyphs began with the very Spanish invaders whose hegemonic rule did so much to wipe out the ancient Maya ... understanding of astronomy and mathematics.

Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while under the rule of the Roman Empire. Much of medieval astronomy and ...

At the time of the fall of the Roman Empire in the West ... shows us some of the amazing achievements of medieval India: In astronomy they discovered the heliocentric universe, zero and the ...

From the heart of Mesopotamia to the heights of the Roman Empire, ancient civilizations have left an indelible mark on the ...

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a hoard of nearly 3,000 Roman ... astronomy and human behavior. She earned her BA from Boston College in English literature, ancient history and ...

Alexander the Great is one of the legendary conquerors of ancient history who sparked the imagination of generations of ...

The lush jungles of Mexico have revealed a hidden marvel: an ancient Maya city sprawling under centuries of dense growth. Discovered in the southeastern state of Campeche and dubbed "Valeriana," the ...

What Greece was first to Rome, then to the rest of the Mediterranean and European World,” argues Dalrymple, “so at this ...