Thursday, 12 March 2015

9 Historical Mysteries Solved By Astronomy

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History is filled with mysteries that can be answered by the position of the moon, the nature of the tides, and the time of year when an event occurred.

Astrophysicist and forensic astronomer Donald W. Olson and his team at Texas State University use their astronomical tools to solve all manner of mystery. Here are mysteries of battles, art, and literature, that were solved thanks to astronomical detectives.

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