Who were the world’s first astronomers?

By David Reneke
January 25 2018 - 11:00am
Aborigines: Artist’s impression of the aboriginal dreamtime and the ‘Emu’ high overhead. Credit: Curnow/Glasper.
Aborigines: Artist’s impression of the aboriginal dreamtime and the ‘Emu’ high overhead. Credit: Curnow/Glasper.

Who were the first astronomers? What an interesting question. Astronomy is the oldest of man sciences but it’s also the newest. Everything we know about the night sky has been passed down through ancient history. As Australia has the oldest continuous culture on earth, the first Australians were very likely to have also been the first astronomers. Quite an accolade!

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