One of the most interesting wall paintings from ancient Egypt is the ceiling of the burial Chamber of Seti the first. It depicts the sky with stars and constellations. We can recognize the Ursa Major but there are a few constellations we don’t know from what sky they were observed or whether they were real.
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HYPATIA OF ALEXANDRIA. AMAZING MINI HISTORY DOCUMENTARY
Who was Hypatia and why is Hypatia important?
Hypatia lived in Alexandria, Egypt more than 1500 years ago. She was the first female scientist, and she was among the scholars recruited to do research and keep the intellectual legacy of the famous Library of Alexandria and Moseion of Alexandria.
In Alexandria during Greco Roman period there was a trend to bring scholars from all over the known world to create a high standard intellectual activity. Government was recruiting them and paying them to stay and bring their contribution to the knowledge base represented by Library of Alexandria collection of papyruses.
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