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Ancient Skies

Just like the Babylonians, the Maya compiled tables of complex astronomicalobservations

Just like the Babylonians, the Maya compiled tables of complex astronomical
observations

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Just like the Babylonians,
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the Maya compiled tables of
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complex astronomical observations.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:34
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

With breath-taking CGI, beautiful landscape footage and some of the world's most important astronomical artefacts, Ancient Skies looks at the cosmos through the eyes of our ancestors, and our changing views of the cosmos throughou...
S01 • E01 The astronomical information - Ancient Skies 00:14
The astronomical information
S01 • E01 Venus was particularly important to the Mayans. - Ancient Skies 00:05
Venus was particularly important to the Mayans.
S01 • E01 Its presence in the sky had the possibility - Ancient Skies 00:07
Its presence in the sky had the possibility
S01 • E01 And by watching Venus closely, - Ancient Skies 00:09
And by watching Venus closely,
S01 • E01 One of the fascinating things about - Ancient Skies 00:07
One of the fascinating things about
S01 • E01 Whereas in much of the world, - Ancient Skies 00:15
Whereas in much of the world,
S01 • E01 The calculations for the Venus cycles can be seen - Ancient Skies 00:08
The calculations for the Venus cycles can be seen
S01 • E01 - They calculated the correct day when there was - They calculated the correct day when there was - Ancient Skies 00:09
- They calculated the correct day when there was - They calc...
S01 • E01 The phase of the Venus is 583 point something days - Ancient Skies 00:09
The phase of the Venus is 583 point something days
S01 • E01 So, after 13 years, there is a deviation of one day. - Ancient Skies 00:04
So, after 13 years, there is a deviation of one day.
S01 • E01 So, according to the knowledge that we have today, - Ancient Skies 00:09
So, according to the knowledge that we have today,
S01 • E01 All over the world, our great civilizations - Ancient Skies 00:08
All over the world, our great civilizations
S01 • E01 The Egyptians began to draw up star clocks - Ancient Skies 00:07
The Egyptians began to draw up star clocks
S01 • E01 Ancient Indian stargazers wrote texts - Ancient Skies 00:06
Ancient Indian stargazers wrote texts
S01 • E01 And Chinese astronomers created complex maps of the stars. - Ancient Skies 00:05
And Chinese astronomers created complex maps of the stars.
S01 • E01 All ancient astronomers needed ways to navigate - Ancient Skies 00:07
All ancient astronomers needed ways to navigate
S01 • E01 You go out at night and you look up in the sky - Ancient Skies 00:09
You go out at night and you look up in the sky
S01 • E01 Those patterns gave our ancient ancestors - Ancient Skies 00:06
Those patterns gave our ancient ancestors
S01 • E01 Today, we know them as constellations. - Ancient Skies 00:05
Today, we know them as constellations.
S01 • E01 A constellation is a group of stars, - Ancient Skies 00:11
A constellation is a group of stars,