Describes ancient beliefs and influences, along with giving a history of the night sky and showing some current tools used in astronomy to view the night sky.
Describes ancient beliefs and influences, along with giving a history of the night sky and showing some current tools used in astronomy to view the night sky.
General Note
Originally released by Sunburst Visual Media, 2004.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.
Content Note
Beliefs and Influences about the Night Sky (3:54); --Stories of the Origins of Constellations (5:55); -- Ideas of Ancient Astronomers and Present Astronomers (3:35); -- Home Tools for Viewing the Stars (2:33); -- Link Lesson 1 - Early Astronomers (1:35);.