SASA Winter 2025 Master Class: Gazing at the Sky Above Babylonia

You must have heard at least once that the Babylonians were skilled astronomers and astrologers, and that many of their scientific discoveries have come down to us. But what did they observe? How did they write and organise their knowledge? What process led them to these scientific accomplishments? If you are curious to learn more about the Babylonian astral sciences, join us on 25th February at 11am ET!

We often hear that one of the things we've inherited from the Babylonians is the division of a full rotation around the center of a circle into 360°. This comes from a Babylonian astronomical concept – the zodiac. The zodiac, made up of 12 signs each spanning 30° (for a total of 360°), was developed in the late 5th century B.C., when Babylonian astronomers were refining their understanding of the heavens with remarkable precision.

The Babylonians' interest in the sky, though, dates…