20–28 Mar 2025
Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Resort
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

EGYPTIAN ASTRONOMICAL HERITAGE AS A GOOD TOOL FOR ASTRONOMY OUTREACH and EDUCATION

25 Mar 2025, 14:15
15m
Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Resort

Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention Resort

64 Jones Rd, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, 1620
Talk Lessons Learnt from Interdisciplenary Approaches and Astronomy History Education, Development, and Outreach (EDO)

Speaker

Prof. Somaya Saad (National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, NRIAG, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt)

Description

In this presentation we will briefly give an overview of the Egyptian heritage and astronomical legacy, which can be well serve as a good tool for astronomical awareness and education. We will present different elements of our heritage represented in:
Astronomical myths - manuscripts, Astronomical books with tables (astronomical tables). Meteorite craters spread in various areas on the Earth's surface, which may represent an important topic through which the composition of the solar system and how it evolved can be studied. Astronomical instruments, astrolabes, sundials, etc.
Astronomical phenomena and events - astronomical observatories - archaeological astronomy and astronomical architecture. Finally, we invite and encourage everyone to participate in collecting astronomical heritage and documenting it wherever it is found.

Stream Education Development and Outreach

Primary author

Prof. Somaya Saad (National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, NRIAG, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt)

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