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What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy

  • Written by James Byrne, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics & Society, University of Colorado Boulder
What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomyAncient Babylonians looked to the skies to predict what would happen.mikroman6/Moment via Getty Images

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