Who created astronomy?

Answer 1

The Chinese were the first *recorded* trackers of the stars, dating back 4000 years. But it's one thing to track the movements of stars, planets & comets, it's another to study the objects themselves; I'd guess Galileo became the first true astronomer, when he crafted his telescope from two lenses and saw the rings of Saturn and Jupiter's moons for the first time.

Answer 2

In early times, astronomy only comprised the observation and predictions of the motions of objects visible to the naked eye. In some locations, such as Stonehenge, early cultures assembled massive artifacts that likely had some astronomical purpose. In addition to their ceremonial uses, these observatories could be employed to determine the seasons, an important factor in knowing when to plant crops, as well as in understanding the length of the year.[8]

Before tools such as the telescope were invented early study of the stars had to be conducted from the only vantage points available, namely tall buildings, trees and high ground using the bare eye.

As civilizations developed, most notably Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Maya, Greece, India, and China, astronomical observatories were assembled, and ideas on the nature of the universe began to be explored. Most of early astronomy actually consisted of mapping the positions of the stars and planets, a science now referred to as astrometry. From these observations, early ideas about the motions of the planets were formed, and the nature of the Sun, Moon and the Earth in the universe were explored philosophically. The Earth was believed to be the center of the universe with the Sun, the Moon and the stars rotating around it. This is known as the geocentric model of the universe.

Answer 3

Astronomy is rooted in astrology - ancient people collected information on the behavior of the stars and planets, earth and sun, tides and eclipses to help predict annual events like Nile flooding and planting time. When you connect in pagan beliefs that gods animate everything around us and priest's interests in keeping influence on all aspects of society, you get beliefs that the stars influence our lives by some mysterious forces. That is astrology. The separation of facts about the stars from fiction about their influences began with the Greeks, but it is fair to say that Galileo and Copernicus and Newton finally pinned things down so there was a mathematical basis to movement predictions.

Answer 4

If you talk of creation of astronomy, adam & eve were the first person on the earth, who first saw sun & moon and Stars started exploring the astronomy

Answer 5

Astronomy was created by the first protohuman who looked up into the sky on two consecutive clear nights and had the thought "Huh?"

Answer 6

The first humans did. As a species we've always been fascinated by the stars and the sky. Just look at the Egyptians, Mayans, all the way back to the Mesopotamians, etc.

Answer 7

Modern astronomy grew out of astrology, which is a fortune telling method that uses the positions of the planets. Its origin not known exactly.