journalingfilesystem t1_j53nxra wrote on January 20, 2023 at 4:06 AM

Reply to comment by x3XC4L1B3Rx in Ancient humans and their early depictions of the universe: “It is no exaggeration to say that astronomy has existed as an exact science for more than five millennia,” writes the late science historian John North. by clayt6

Civilization is about ten thousand years old and the species has been around for probably at least a quarter million years. 5000 years isn’t all that long from that point of view.