Ancient Astronomical Calendars
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Ancient Astronomical Calendars
Ancient Astronomical calendars have been in existence for thousands of years. For our ancient ancestor's time was measured by the number of Moons that had passed from a certain period, and by the shadows that the Sun and Moon cast. The Sun, Moon, planets, and stars have provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout history. All cultures before recorded history charted the heavenly skies to make some sort of sense out of their environment.
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The astronomical calendars are very common today and we can buy it easily in the stores or on the Internet. But in ancient times, the situation was different. Only the high priests or wise men guarded the sacred records of time.
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In the earliest times, the time was according to the moon. The time between full moons was the basis of the calculation of passing time, months, and seasons. Even the calendars we use today are based on astronomy.
The first man-made calendars had discovered 32000 years ago. They were different one by one. There are holes in rocks, notches in reindeer bones, and tusks of mammoths that denote the days between moon phases that date back to the ice age. There are also astronomical records that are inscribed on oracle bones that date back to the Shang dynasty of the fourteenth century B.C. that show a Chinese calendar that includes intercalation of lunar months.
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In ancient, farmers had to remember the time of planting and harvesting crop. So, they made records to keep these cycles, time and seasons. There are three types of astronomical calendars that have been developed and used over the centuries.
1.The lunisolar calendar: It was measured by the lunar phases. But every few years a 13th month was added to bring the calendar back into phase with the tropical year.
2.The lunar calendar: This calendar was based entirely upon the moon and moon phases. It was the first calendar.
3.The solar calendar: we use this one today. It is based upon the sun, but a correction is made once every four years to correct it. A day is added at the end of February and we call that year "leap year."
The astronomical calendars are very common today and we can buy it easily in the stores or on the Internet. But in ancient times, the situation was different. Only the high priests or wise men guarded the sacred records of time.
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In the earliest times, the time was according to the moon. The time between full moons was the basis of the calculation of passing time, months, and seasons. Even the calendars we use today are based on astronomy.
The first man-made calendars had discovered 32000 years ago. They were different one by one. There are holes in rocks, notches in reindeer bones, and tusks of mammoths that denote the days between moon phases that date back to the ice age. There are also astronomical records that are inscribed on oracle bones that date back to the Shang dynasty of the fourteenth century B.C. that show a Chinese calendar that includes intercalation of lunar months.
Ancient Space Shuttle Sign
In ancient, farmers had to remember the time of planting and harvesting crop. So, they made records to keep these cycles, time and seasons. There are three types of astronomical calendars that have been developed and used over the centuries.
1.The lunisolar calendar: It was measured by the lunar phases. But every few years a 13th month was added to bring the calendar back into phase with the tropical year.
2.The lunar calendar: This calendar was based entirely upon the moon and moon phases. It was the first calendar.
3.The solar calendar: we use this one today. It is based upon the sun, but a correction is made once every four years to correct it. A day is added at the end of February and we call that year "leap year."
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The Lunisolar Calendar
A lunisolar calendar is a calendar in many cultures whose date indicates both the moon phase and the time of the solar year. If the solar year is defined as a tropical year then a lunisolar calendar will give an indication of the season; if it is taken as a sidereal year then the calendar will predict the constellation near which the full moon may occur. Usually there is an additional requirement that the year have a whole number of months, in which case most years have 12 months but every second or third year has 13 months.
The Solar Calendar
A solar calendar is a calendar whose dates indicate the position of the earth on its revolution around the sun (or equivalently the apparent position of the sun moving on the celestial sphere).
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