If we explore some of the old myths of Gods in the Sky, we will discover some remarkable insights into how the universe works. Allan Chapman, Gods in the Sky, Channel 4 2003
The most important of these gods was Ra … The ancient Egyptian sun-god who makes his magnificent daily journey across the sky. ibid.
Thoth: the god of wisdom and Lord of Time. ibid.
Twelve stars Egyptian priests used to mark Time … Twelve hours of the day and twelve hours of the night. ibid.
In the beginning according to the Greeks there was no Earth, no Heaven, only Chaos. And the only thing which existed in the midst of Chaos was a beautiful mighty goddess: and she was black-winged night. Allan Chapman, Gods in the Sky II, Channel 4 2003
The Greeks became by far the greatest astronomers of the ancient world. ibid.
Since the [Chinese] emperors rule with divine authority people were not free to challenge the official view of the heavens. ibid.
The Christian church was largely responsible for the rise of scientific astronomy. Allan Chapman, Gods in the Sky III
With the Greeks astronomy reached a new level of brilliant, and with the Romans that astronomy was disseminated around the world. ibid.
The first establishment of big observatories here in the Islamic world. ibid.
Long ago on the mid-western plain men and women gather to watch the skies … An extraordinary civilisation arose in southern Illinois … Their lives were ordered by a profound understanding of nature and the universe. In Search of s3e11 … Indian Astronomers, 1978
We are probably nearing the limit of all we can know about astronomy. Simon Newcombe