This was a widespread belief for a very long time, but people soon realized that it was not true. The moon has been used for a number of different things back in early civilizations. The moon has provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout history. People relied on the moon, with other things in the sky, to determine the seasons, months, and years. Clocks and calendars early on were based off of the moon and it’s cycles. An old jewish book even says that “the moon was created for the counting of the days”. If it was not for the moon, the calendar would have been created nor would people have a sense of time. Therefore, our new calendar would not have been created. Could anyone even imagine living in a world without names for seasons, months or even years(The moon in ancient
This was a widespread belief for a very long time, but people soon realized that it was not true. The moon has been used for a number of different things back in early civilizations. The moon has provided us a reference for measuring the passage of time throughout history. People relied on the moon, with other things in the sky, to determine the seasons, months, and years. Clocks and calendars early on were based off of the moon and it’s cycles. An old jewish book even says that “the moon was created for the counting of the days”. If it was not for the moon, the calendar would have been created nor would people have a sense of time. Therefore, our new calendar would not have been created. Could anyone even imagine living in a world without names for seasons, months or even years(The moon in ancient