The Maya Were Tracking the Planets Long Before Copernicus

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 11:11 in Paleontology & Archaeology

An ancient Mayan text known as the Dresden Codex contains sophisticated astronomical calculations to correct the calendar based on the phases of Venus.

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