In Egypt's Dendera Temple a large circular star chart was discovered on the ceiling. The Dendera Zodiac, as it became known, fired up many an imagination, with some claiming it attested to astounding astronomical knowledge as early as 2,500 BC. Today, the consensus is that the Zodiac is not nearly as ancient: likely the 1$^{st}$ century BC. However, the astronomical implications (pun intended) are still very impressive. The relief contains the constellations and planets known to the Egyptians, as well as the dates of a solar and a lunar eclipse. The Zodiac in Dendera is a replica, with the original now housed in the Louvre (much to the dismay of many Egyptians).
Bonus:
In the Dendera Temple, another curious relief looks like an elongated lightbulb. The bulb became known as the Dendera Light, and gave rise to many far-flung theories that the Egyptians had electric lighting.
Bonus:
In the Dendera Temple, another curious relief looks like an elongated lightbulb. The bulb became known as the Dendera Light, and gave rise to many far-flung theories that the Egyptians had electric lighting.
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