Who Were The REAL Ancient Astronomers?

Full podcast episodes: www.askaspaceman.com/ Support: www.patreon.com/pmsutter Follow: www.twitter.com/PaulMattSutter and www.facebook.com/PaulMattSutter How were ancient people able to predict eclipses so well? How did they make predictions without modern science? What were they able to discover? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman! Follow all the show updates at www.askaspaceman.com/, and help support the show at www.patreon.com/pmsutter! Keep those questions about space, science, astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology coming to #AskASpaceman for COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF TIME AND SPACE! 00:00 Ancient Smartphones 11:53 Metonic & Saros Cycles 26:20 Why Astronomy Mattered

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