The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

This article is about pre-scientific Greek cosmology. For the systematic practice of astronomy in Ancient Greece, see Ancient Greek astronomy. Another important element of early Greek cosmology that ...

Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a ...

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

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mysterious ancient Greek astronomical computer.

To witness these spectacular displays, check an astronomical calendar for upcoming meteor showers visible from your location.

The Annual of the British School at Athens, Vol. 118, Issue. , p. 221. In this book, Efrosyni Boutsikas examines ancient Greek religious performances, intricately orchestrated displays comprising ...

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.