2006-07-08 04:38:09 · 10 answers · asked by Eve W 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Ancient astronomers kept track of the patterns of the stars to identify their location and the dates of the year. It was helpful for them to see these patterns. Chinese and Persian astronomers used different patterns than the Greeks and Romans. All four of these groups took patterns from what was most prominent in their societies.
2006-07-08 04:41:08 · answer #1 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well the stars weren't placed there by purpose to form a shape. It's just our brain trying to make a shape out of everything (just like when you look at a house with 2 windows and a door, it looks like a face). The reason they gave them names is to help sailors navigate at sea. They probably also thought it was cool ;)
2006-07-08 12:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by germ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is by chance that the stars do this. If you look up tonight and connect the dots, I am sure you can find something. The only difference is that a long time ago romans and the chinese put names to these shapes and they stuck.
2006-07-08 11:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by rar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that God created the stars to show us His infinite power and glory. Early men were all astrologers and picked out the shapes and gave them names. Scriptures written long ago already reflected some of these names (orion).
2006-07-08 11:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean constellations? Some constellations were made by shepards in fields looking at the night sky. They connected imaginary lines between the stars to create things relevant to them... gods, bears, etc. The names got handed down from generation to generation. Eventually the scientific community got together and determined which constellations would be accepted in the world-wide scientific community.
2006-07-08 11:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by Um? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stars are made up of gases, which is a state of matter. Matter possess attraction to each other; that's why the gases pull themselves towards each other to resemble a shape.
They have a name because scientists gave them one. Its easier to distinguish them by their name than to describe each.
2006-07-08 11:48:27 · answer #6 · answered by natrinuretic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A natural tendency of the brain to think up of an image when there are dots.
2006-07-08 11:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by Nietzsche 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find the directions (for sailors etc.)
2006-07-08 12:03:50 · answer #8 · answered by Dhanuja J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's called constillations... i know i spelled that wrong, can't be have a brain and spell
2006-07-08 11:41:38 · answer #9 · answered by mackay_18_stacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say what???
2006-07-08 11:40:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋