History of science
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The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Protoscience, early science
Megaliths from Nabta Playa, constructed by Neolithic populations to coordinate astronomical observations located in Aswan, Upper Egypt.
The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) from Ancient Egypt
Clay models of animal livers dating between the nineteenth and eighteenth centuries BCE, found in the royal palace at Mari in what is now Syria
Star list with distance information, Uruk (Iraq), 320-150 BCE, the list gives each constellation, the number of stars and the distance information to the next constellation in ells
Science
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Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable explanations about nature and society. It is driven by the scientific method: an empirical cycle that typ
History of science
…The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal. Protoscience, early sciences, and…
The Plimpton 322 tablet by the Babylonians records Pythagorean triples, written c. 1800 BCE
Plato's Academy mosaic, made between 100 BCE and 79 CE, shows many Greek philosophers and scholars.
The first page of Vienna Dioscurides depicts a peacock, made in the 6th century.