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Published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, the findings provide more precise evidence of Earth's rotation speed in ancient times.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

In ancient times, the solar eclipse was thought to be a monster eating the sun, she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Two new books shed light about the events of over a half-century ago and the even longer history of money stretching back to ancient times.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

The history of warfare itself, harkening back to ancient times, reinforces this point.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

Driven off course, the captain sought shelter next to a rocky, barren, almost totally uninhabited small island that in ancient times had been called both Aeigilia and Cerigotto, but which now was called Antikythera.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler


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