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Zodiac mosaic - Beit Alpha Synagogue - sixth century

Hebrew calendar. is that so?

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Today's Hebrew calendar is actually the Babylonian calendar. In the days of the First Temple, the months were called by names such as Eitanim and Bol

Things that Yoram knows: challah, candles and guillotines - alternative Shavuot

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A detailed calendar for the days. From jumpstory

Things Yorami know: Why are there seven days in a week?

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One of the sections recovered from the Qumran Scrolls. Credit: The Antiquities Authority, the online library of the Judean Desert scrolls by Leon Levy.

One of the last two undeciphered Qumran scrolls has been recovered

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Stonehenge site in the UK. Close-up shot. Photography" shutterstock

Really cool

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The orbits of the planets in the solar system. Infographic - shutterstock

2016 - leap year - the astronomical explanation

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The lower part of the astronomical clock in Prague and two of the figures that come out during the show that takes place every hour between nine in the morning and nine in the evening. Photo: shutterstock

The astronomy behind the Astronomical Clock in Prague, which began operating 605 years ago today

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Gezer Tablet, the oldest Hebrew calendar, from the 10th century BC. Photo: shutterstock

Brief History of Time - Part II

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Towards the end of the 16th century, Pope Gregory XIII established a commission to examine the subject of the calendar. The committee established by Gregorius presented a precise and effective solution, even if it is not really simple, that we use to this day 

Summary of the history of time - Part I

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