Astronomy has always had a significant
impact on our worldview. Early cultures
identified celestial objects with the gods
and took their movements across the sky
as prophecies of what was to come. We
would now call this astrology, far removed
from the hard facts and expensive instruments
of today’s astronomy, but there are
still hints of this history in modern astronomy.
Take, for example, the names of the
constellations: Andromeda, the chained
maiden of Greek mythology, or Perseus,
the demi-god who saved her