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Astronomy was one of the earliest sciences in human history. People who were in the early stages of civilization needed to determine seasons and time by using the stars. For example, the ancient Egyptians predicted the flood of the Nile by Sirius’ appearing in the east sky in the morning.
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Ciyuan, L. (1990). Historical Chinese Astronomical Observations. In: Brosche, P., Sündermann, J. (eds) Earth’s Rotation from Eons to Days. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75587-3_4
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