Festivals and Celebrations
Navigation and Wayfinding
Long before maps or GPS, people used the sky to find their way.
Astronomy and Belief
For thousands of years, people around the world have looked to the sky for meaning.
Calendars and Timekeeping
For thousands of years, people have used the sky to track time.
Sophia Brahe
Occupation
Astronomer, Writer
Year born
1556
Research Areas
Astronomy, Genealogy
Image
Credit
This work
by H.P. Hansen (1902)
is licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Timeline of Astronomy
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