http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/astronomy Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:22:37 -0400 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:22:37 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/841/mythology-and-astronomy-as-manifestations-of-ancient-greek-culture By Paul Hay - However, it is imperative to remember the human element in both of these pursuits. Stories do not exist without storytellers, and astronomy cannot be studied without astronomers to do it. No matter how much evidence exists showing that the Trojan War really happened, still it is Homer who made the myth what it is today. Similarly, even if a cluster of stars looks exactly like a horse, it takes an astronomer to give it the name Pegasus. Both mythology and astronomy are thus profoundly affected by the cultures of which the mythmakers and the astronomers were a part. The Greek hero Perseus provides... Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:54 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/841/mythology-and-astronomy-as-manifestations-of-ancient-greek-culture http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1675/copernicus-galileo-and-the-church-science-in-a-religious-world By Nicholas P. Leveillee - Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei were two scientists who printed books that later became banned. Copernicus faced no persecution when he was alive because he died shortly after publishing his book. Galileo, on the other hand, was tried by the Inquisition after his book was published. Both scientists held the same theory that the Earth revolved around the sun, a theory now known to be true. However, the Church disapproved of this theory because the Holy Scriptures state that the Earth is at the center, not the Sun. As the contents of the Bible were taken literally, the publishing of these... Fri, 27 May 2011 08:09 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1675/copernicus-galileo-and-the-church-science-in-a-religious-world