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2007-01-15 08:38:50 · 3 answers · asked by dwm 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

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Saturn, as a "wanderer" or star-like object observed to move separately from the other stars, was known to the ancient Mesopotamians, Mayans, Egyptians, and Greeks, and was probably known to pre-literate humans.

2007-01-15 08:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0 0

Saturn can be obseved with naked eye, so it was known since ancient times.

In 1655, Christiaan Huygens became the first person to suggest that Saturn was surrounded by a ring

2007-01-15 08:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Saturn is visible to the naked eye (just like Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter), so even the ancients knew about it.

2007-01-15 08:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by kris 6 · 0 0

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