Page 567 - Atlas of Creation Volume 2

Harun Yahya

The Sumerians used a 12-month calendar, drew maps of many constellations, and followed the movements of planets such as
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. The accuracy of their calculations has been confirmed by discoveries and computer calculations
made in our time.

The Sumerians also studied the heavens from towers they referred to as "ziggu-
rats." 65 They were able to predict solar and lunar eclipses, as can be seen clearly in a

number of records. To record their astronomical discoveries, the Sumerians made
charts of a great many constellations of stars. In addition to the Sun and Moon, they
also studied and noted the movements of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

The calculations that the Sumerians produced 5,000 years ago have now been con-
firmed by the images sent back to Earth by spacecraft.
No doubt this is in complete conflict with claims of the evolution of history.
We are looking at information originally discovered 5,000 years ago, which we
have reacquired only recently thanks to giant telescopes, advanced computers

and technology of various kinds. That being the case, evolutionist scientists should set
aside their preconceptions and act in the light of the scientific and historical facts. That
truth shows the invalidity of the idea, advocated by Darwinists, that civilizations al-

ways progress from the primitive to the more advanced. A number of ideological
concerns underlie the attempt to account for the history of Man—who founds civ-
ilizations, composes music, produces works of art, constructs impressive build-
ings, explores space and makes scientific and technological discoveries—in terms
of a supposed process of evolution. The correct approach for scientists is to behave in

the light of the facts determined by experiment, discovery and observation, not ideological
concerns.

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