Arguably the first science, was the science of astronomy.  Beginning in the middle east I begin with a look at science in ancient Egypt, before moving onto their more sophisticated neighbours The Babylonians.  Along the way I discuss the astronomical discoveries of these early cultures and ask the question: Why did science start here?<a rel="payment" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience">Support the show</a>Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Arguably the first science, was the science of astronomy. Beginning in the middle east I begin with a look at science in ancient Egypt, before moving onto their more sophisticated neighbours The Babylonians. Along the way I discuss the astronomical discoveries of these early cultures and ask the question: Why did science start here? Support the show Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Arguably the first science, was the science of astronomy.&nbsp; Beginning in the middle east I begin with a look at science in ancient Egypt, before moving onto their more sophisticated neighbours The Babylonians.&nbsp; Along the way I discuss the astronomical discoveries of these early cultures and ask the question: Why did science start here?<a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

The Origins of Astronomy

A podcast exploring the history of science from the beginning.&nbsp; We will cover all of the most important scientific discoveries from Archimedes to Newton to Einstein.&nbsp; The aim is to give a complete overview of how science evolved and how it shaped the modern world. Support the show and keep it going:&nbsp;https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Follow me on BlueSky for updates:&nbsp;https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social YouTube:https://youtube.com/@thecompletehistoryofscience Music credit:Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Photo credit: "L0015096EB" by Wellcome Library, London is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Image has been cropped.

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A podcast exploring the history of science from the beginning.  We will cover all of the most important scientific discoveries from Archimedes to Newton to Einstein.  The aim is to give a complete overview of how science evolved and how it shaped the modern world. Support the show and keep it going:  https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Follow me on BlueSky for updates:  https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thecompletehistoryofscience Music credit:Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Photo credit: "L0015096EB" by Wellcome Library, London is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Image has been cropped.

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