Drift off to the complete history of ancient astronomy. Long before telescopes and computers, ancient civilizations mapped the stars with stunning accuracy, predicted eclipses, tracked planetary movements, and built monuments aligned with celestial events.

Covered: Babylonian astronomy and the first star catalogs, Egyptian alignment of the pyramids, Greek astronomy (Hipparchus, Aristarchus, Ptolemy), the heliocentric model, Arabic golden age astronomy, Maya astronomy and the Venus table, Stonehenge and megalithic astronomy, and the transmission of astronomical knowledge through history.

✦ 2-hour deep dive ✦ Calm narration ✦ Science history for sleep

Sleepless History is an educational sleep podcast covering ancient civilizations, science history, and world knowledge — made to help you fall asleep.