| Region |
Points of Interest (Places and People from this region) |
|---|---|
| Africa | Ancient Egyptian Astronomy Aristrachus - first estimation of Earth-Sun distance Eratosthenes - circumference of the Earth |
| Babylonia | Ancient Babylonian Astronomy |
| British Isles | Newgrange Passage Tomb Stonehenge Stone Monument The founding of archeoastronomy |
| Central America | Ancient Maya Astronomy |
| China | Ancient Chinese Astronomy |
| Denmark | Tycho Brahe - incredible naked-eye astronomer |
| France | The Stones of Carnac |
| Germany | Johann Bayer - Bayer system of star designation Kepler - Laws of Planetary Motion |
| Greece | Ancient Greek Astronomy Hipparchus - first star map Ptolemy - geocentric theory of the universe |
| Italy |
Galileo - used one of the 1st telescopes The megalithic structures at Fossa |
| Netherlands | Hans Lippershey, inventor of the telescope |
| North America | Ancient Native American astronomy |
| Poland | Copernicus - heliocentric theory of the universe |
| Roman Empire | Ancient Roman Astronomy Julian calendar (solar calendar) |
| Scotland | The Cairns of Clava |
| South America | Ancient Inca Astronomy |
| Wales | The Dolmen megalithic structure of Pentre Ifan in Wales |