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Mayan astronomy refers to the studies of the stars, planets, sun, and other astronomical occurrences by the Precolumbian Maya Civilization of Mesoamerica. The Classic Maya in particular saw the Maya develop some of the most accurate pre-telescope astronomy in the world, aided by their fully-developed writing system and their positional numeral system, both of which are fully indigenous to Mesoamerica. The Classic Maya understood of many astronomical phenomena: For example, their estimate of the length of the synodic month being more accurate than Ptolemy's,[1] and their calculation as to the length of the tropical solar year was indeed more accurate than the Spanish when the latter first arrived.[2]
Constellations
| Maya Name | Western Name | Maya name Meaning | Image |
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| Kuc | Aries | Quetzal | 
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| Xoc | Libra | Shark (The English word is derived from its Maya counterpart) | 
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| Kuh | Taurus | Owl | 
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| Sinan Ek' | Scorpius | Scorpion (Western and Maya astronomy) | 
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| Ak-Ek' | Gemini | Turtle | 
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| Chan | Sagittarius | Rattlesnake | 
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| Balam | Capricorn | Jaguar | File:Alpha Capricorni (1).jpg |
| Ok | Cancer | Dog | 
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| Zotz | Pisces | Bat | 
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| Chitam | Virgo | Peccary | .jpg)
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References
- ^ "Mayan Astronomy". University of Arizona. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Leon-Portilla, Miguel (1 September 1990). Time and Reality in the Thought of the Maya. University of Oklamhoma Press. ISBN 9780806123080. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_astronomy.htm