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Some great folks in the History of Astronomy - A nice page with a pretty humorous approach in the description of some great names in the history of astronomy, and that makes us forgive some slight inaccuracies.
 
The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras - An illustrated article (originally published in Biblical Archeology Review) by David Ulansey about the astronomical teachings of the ancient Roman "mystery religion" of Mithraism. The article is based on Ulansey's book "The Origins of the Mithraic Mysteries" (Oxford University Press, 1989).
 
The Runic Sky - Shows how the Norse runes can be applied to star patterns in the Northern Sky and how it relates to the runes' meaning.
 
The Star of Bethlehem - An investigation of the science and history which bear on the mysterious star said to have accompanied the advent of Christ.
 
The Star of Bethlehem - The Legacy of the Magi - by Michael R. Molnar. Examining ancient Roman coins an astronomer found evidence that the biblical star did appear in the east in the sign of the Jews - Aries the Ram.
 
The Àryabhatíya of Àryabhata, The oldest exact astronomic constant? - A discussion of the oldest known exactive astronomic constant, the ratio of earth rotations to lunar orbits in Aryabhata's AD 498 writing.
 
Tholos Of Epidavros - The circular building of the Tholos at Epidaurus was a complete astronomical monument.
 
Vatican Observatory History - Lights from the nearby Città Eterna have rendered the observatory obsolete for its original purpose. It's now the site of an outstanding museum housing the writings of some of the Church's early opponents. Its library contains works by Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Kepler, Brahe, Clavius, and Secchi, and is home to a unique meteorite collection. What about astronomical observations? It's perhaps less Romance-oriented, but the Vatican has opened a second observatory in Tucson, Arizona.
 
 

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