If I look into the sky and I see two yellow dots it’s all stars for me. Then I hear one of them is mars and I’m like „ok, still looks the same“. How did the people hundred of years ago discover what’s a close planet and what’s a far away star?
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Planet means wanderer.
After people discovered that position of the moon is corelated with hightides and sun brightness more or less indecated season they started to lookat stars and note position of them and found some of them moves.
Thus they found furst planets:
Moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter (in that order)
Until late 16 century no other planets were discovered.
Also discovery of each planet leaded to immense impact on culture and technology.
2 most significant to make thing short:
Jupiter year is equal to 12 Earth years. Thus ancient people got calendar and ability to track seasons. From thet point agreculture turned from random event to technology allowing rise of countries as problems with food became less severe.
Mars is most reddest and biggest (every few ears) on the end of october, when storrages are full of provussion and supplies prepared for winter. Best time for some pillage.
It also is very big but not so red on start if march. Time when all food is mostly consumed, but now storages are full of different crafts which were made during winter. Also wery good time for pillage
Thus in almost every culture which discovered astrology Mars is associated with god of war.
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