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    The Maya civilization of Mesoamerica developed advanced scientific knowledge independently from other parts of the world. The Maya kept detailed records of astronomical observations using hieroglyphs folded into paper books. One such book, the Dresden Codex, contains accurate predictions of solar eclipses and Venus' positions over centuries. The Maya made precise angular measurements by aligning stars separated by large distances, without telescopes. The Aztecs also developed their own writing system and learned from the Maya, recording their astronomical techniques. Mesoamerican civilizations invented rubber, developed advanced architecture like corbelled vaults, and displayed sophisticated knowledge of magnetism in sculptures from as early as 2000-1500 BC.

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    The Maya civilization of Mesoamerica developed advanced scientific knowledge independently from other parts of the world. The Maya kept detailed records of astronomical observations using hieroglyphs folded into paper books. One such book, the Dresden Codex, contains accurate predictions of solar eclipses and Venus' positions over centuries. The Maya made precise angular measurements by aligning stars separated by large distances, without telescopes. The Aztecs also developed their own writing system and learned from the Maya, recording their astronomical techniques. Mesoamerican civilizations invented rubber, developed advanced architecture like corbelled vaults, and displayed sophisticated knowledge of magnetism in sculptures from as early as 2000-1500 BC.

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    The Maya civilization of Mesoamerica developed advanced scientific knowledge independently from other parts of the world. The Maya kept detailed records of astronomical observations using hieroglyphs folded into paper books. One such book, the Dresden Codex, contains accurate predictions of solar eclipses and Venus' positions over centuries. The Maya made precise angular measurements by aligning stars separated by large distances, without telescopes. The Aztecs also developed their own writing system and learned from the Maya, recording their astronomical techniques. Mesoamerican civilizations invented rubber, developed advanced architecture like corbelled vaults, and displayed sophisticated knowledge of magnetism in sculptures from as early as 2000-1500 BC.

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    The Maya civilization of Mesoamerica developed advanced scientific knowledge independently from other parts of the world. The Maya kept detailed records of astronomical observations using hieroglyphs folded into paper books. One such book, the Dresden Codex, contains accurate predictions of solar eclipses and Venus' positions over centuries. The Maya made precise angular measurements by aligning stars separated by large distances, without telescopes. The Aztecs also developed their own writing system and learned from the Maya, recording their astronomical techniques. Mesoamerican civilizations invented rubber, developed advanced architecture like corbelled vaults, and displayed sophisticated knowledge of magnetism in sculptures from as early as 2000-1500 BC.

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    SCIENTIFIC

    REVOLUTION IN
    MESOAMERICA
    Meso-America civilization
    Meso-­America is the region from Mexico to
    Guatemala, Belize and parts of Honduras and El
    Salvador.
    Mesoamerica civilization were isolated from the
    accumulated scientific knowledge of Africa, Asia and
    Europe. It developed on its own and became much more
    self-­reliant.
    Maya civilization was the most advanced Mesoamerica
    civilization that was well on its way to develop true
    science.
    Maya Civilization
    Maya civilization was the most advanced Mesoamerica civilization that
    was well on its way to develop true science.
    Maya hieroglyphs is a piece of paper that allowed them to record all
    knowledge on long strips of paper folded harmonica-style into books.
    One of the three books that recovered called The Dresden Codex
    contains predictions of solar eclipses for centuries and a table of predicted
    positions of Venus.
    The European scientist are used astronomical instruments like
    telescopes.
    The Maya made predictions by aligning stars with two objects that were
    separated by a large distance, a technique that achieved great accuracy of
    angular measurement.
    Aztec Civilization
    The Aztec followed the same road. They keep their own script and languages
    but assimilated all they could learn from Maya society. Their manuscripts
    describe how the Maya performed their astronomical observations.
    Technology and invention are the area can they report such in achievement
    in scientific revolution in Mesoamerica.
    The manufacture in rubber was one of the earliest invention in Meso-
    America civilization.
    Ball game tlachtli is the game played by Meso-America civilization from the
    earliest time.
    In architecture the Maya were the first to pitched ceilings in their buildings
    after the inventions of the corbelled vault.
    Aztec city builders also understood the need for public sanitation; public
    latrines were found along all highways, and to prevent pollution of lake Texcoco
    canoes.
    Meso-America Civilization Contribution
    American people were gifted horticulturalist and cultivated crop
    plants from the earliest times.
    Maize(corn) is the only cultivated plant that that was developed so
    early in human history that is was wild ancestor is no longer known.
    It can, however, still be crossed with two other plants found only on
    the Yucutan Peninsula.
    Also the several sculptures found at Meso- American sites in a year
    1975 , 1979 , 1983 and dating back in 2000- 1500 BC have declear
    magnetic properties.
    In some of these sculpture the north and south poles
    are in the most conspicuous positions, for example at
    the snout and at the back of the head of a frog or
    turtle.
    Another magnetic object found in 1966 was shaped
    as if it was to be used to indicate direction. This find
    strongly suggest that the early Meso-America
    civilizations knew about and used magnetism.
    (Malmstrom, 1976,1979).

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