2007-12-09 07:07:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Arkalius is right. But there is no way to determine who the first person was. Even if you could go back to that time and study the population, you would not be able to determine a first human being. It was an exceedingly slow process and the criteria for defining a species are not fine enough to narrow it down to even a few dozen generations, much less an individual.
Or you could always go with the Genesis myth and say Adam. After all, that IS a lot easier on the brain. Wrong, but easier.
2007-12-09 07:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by Brant 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many of the henges in the British Isles are over 5000 years old. In some of them, it is clear that stones have been placed to locate the direction of extreme moonrises and moonsets, so it is clear that these people not only have seen the Moon, but knew how to predict its rising and setting locations.
It would make sense to suppose that people did see the Moon before then, at least long enough to realise that the directions of Moonrise and Moonsets followed cycles that were predictable. This is more complicated that the cycle affecting the direction of sunrise and sunset, as the apparent orbital plane of the Moon's orbit is affected by a minor "wobble" in the Earth's orbit, called nutation. Once you understand the cycle, then you set up stones to indicate the directions.
At Stonehenge (the most famous of the stone henges), they have found the remnant of a much older wooden henge. However, it is not clear that the wooden post (which have rotted long ago) could have been used for lunar observations. If so, then that would mean that people were aware of the Moon's cycle somewhere around 8000 BC.
This would mean that there were people who saw the Moon before that.
But we do not have their names...
2007-12-09 07:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What?
The moon has been around and easy to see longer than human beings have existed. The first person to see the moon was the first person that ever existed...
2007-12-09 07:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Arkalius 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Neil Armstrong
2007-12-09 16:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by Bubbles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be Ogg, of Jaguar tribe, in the land across the great river.
WHERE DO YOU PEOPLE get THESE QUESTIONS!!!!!!!
2007-12-09 16:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what? you mean tonight? is this a contest? what's the prize? did I enter?
(gotta remember to save boxtops...)
2007-12-09 07:18:23 · answer #6 · answered by Faesson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
me, at least from where I'm standing
2007-12-09 10:31:32 · answer #7 · answered by ou812655 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
adam and eve
2007-12-09 07:15:02 · answer #8 · answered by Rayha 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋