Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Constellation and Egyptian astronomy

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Constellation and Egyptian astronomy

Constellation vs. Egyptian astronomy

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices. Egyptian astronomy begins in prehistoric times, in the Predynastic Period.

Similarities between Constellation and Egyptian astronomy

Constellation and Egyptian astronomy have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Almagest, Ancient Greek, Astrology, Astronomy, Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world, Constellation, Decan, Dendera zodiac, Draco (constellation), Hellenistic period, Late antiquity, Planet, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy.

Almagest

The Almagest is a 2nd-century Greek-language mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by Claudius Ptolemy. One of the most influential scientific texts of all time, its geocentric model was accepted for more than 1200 years from its origin in Hellenistic Alexandria, in the medieval Byzantine and Islamic worlds, and in Western Europe through the Middle Ages and early Renaissance until Copernicus.

Almagest and Constellation · Almagest and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Ancient Greek

The Ancient Greek language includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.

Ancient Greek and Constellation · Ancient Greek and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Astrology

Astrology is the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial objects as a means for divining information about human affairs and terrestrial events.

Astrology and Constellation · Astrology and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

Astronomy and Constellation · Astronomy and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world

Islamic astronomy comprises the astronomical developments made in the Islamic world, particularly during the Islamic Golden Age (9th–13th centuries), and mostly written in the Arabic language.

Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world and Constellation · Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Constellation

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.

Constellation and Constellation · Constellation and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Decan

The decans (Egyptian bakiu) are 36 groups of stars (small constellations) used in the Ancient Egyptian astronomy.

Constellation and Decan · Decan and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Dendera zodiac

The sculptured Dendera zodiac (or Denderah zodiac) is a widely known Egyptian bas-relief from the ceiling of the pronaos (or portico) of a chapel dedicated to Osiris in the Hathor temple at Dendera, containing images of Taurus (the bull) and the Libra (the scales).

Constellation and Dendera zodiac · Dendera zodiac and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Draco (constellation)

Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky.

Constellation and Draco (constellation) · Draco (constellation) and Egyptian astronomy · See more »

Hellenistic period

The Hellenistic period covers the period of Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year.

Constellation and Hellenistic period · Egyptian astronomy and Hellenistic period · See more »

Late antiquity

Late antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages in mainland Europe, the Mediterranean world, and the Near East.

Constellation and Late antiquity · Egyptian astronomy and Late antiquity · See more »

Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

Constellation and Planet · Egyptian astronomy and Planet · See more »

Ptolemaic Kingdom

The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) was a Hellenistic kingdom based in Egypt.

Constellation and Ptolemaic Kingdom · Egyptian astronomy and Ptolemaic Kingdom · See more »

Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy (Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; Claudius Ptolemaeus) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology.

Constellation and Ptolemy · Egyptian astronomy and Ptolemy · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Constellation and Egyptian astronomy Comparison

Constellation has 177 relations, while Egyptian astronomy has 119. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 4.73% = 14 / (177 + 119).

References

This article shows the relationship between Constellation and Egyptian astronomy. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »