To: Oatka
I’ve encountered the claim that the Sumerians had pictured the entire solar system and have even been presented with the image you have provided. Who knows what knowledge they may have possessed, but if that is meant to represent what is claimed, the Sumerians missed the single most impressive aspect of our solar system - Saturn’s rings. If they were represented, I’d be impressed.
18 posted on
02/23/2010 9:50:34 AM PST by
stormer
To: stormer
You’d need a telescope to see the rings.
But you could (theoretically) figure out we live in a Copernican system with the naked eye.
19 posted on
02/23/2010 10:10:17 AM PST by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: stormer
Who knows what knowledge they may have possessed, but if that is meant to represent what is claimed, the Sumerians missed the single most impressive aspect of our solar system - Saturns rings. If they were represented, Id be impressed.Here's one from a website on Sumerian Astrology that claims to show just such a knowledge.
29 posted on
02/23/2010 5:03:19 PM PST by
Oatka
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