Egyptian astronomy

Okay kiddo, so do you remember when we studied about stars and the moon in school? Well, people in Egypt a very long time ago also really liked looking up at the stars and figuring out how they moved in the sky. They called this "astronomy".

The Egyptians noticed that the stars moved in a pattern over a year, and they used this to create a calendar that helped them keep track of time. They also used the stars to help them navigate and know where they were going when they were traveling.

But the Egyptians didn't just look at the stars for fun. They believed that the stars could tell them important things about their lives, like when to plant crops or when to celebrate festivals. They even built big structures like the pyramids to align with certain stars and constellations.

One of the most important figures in Egyptian astronomy was a lady named Merit-Ptah. She was the chief physician of the Pharaoh, which means she was in charge of keeping him healthy. She also studied the stars and wrote books about astronomy and medicine.

So there you have it, kiddo! Egyptians were really good at looking at the stars, and they used what they learned to help them with things like timekeeping, navigation, and even medicine.