History of the constellations
Roots of astronomy
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Atherant
The 88 currently recognized constellations are based on descriptions made by Ptolemy, who lived in Roman Egypt.
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Wutog
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The Babylonians passed their astronomical theories down through the Sumerians to the Greeks.
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