To give your healthcare provider important information about the current status of your metabolism, including the health of your kidneys and liver as well as electrolyte and acid/base balance and levels of blood glucose and blood proteins; to monitor known conditions, such as hypertension, and to monitor the use of medications to check for any ...
Ancient Greeks. In 2008, researchers said a reference to a total eclipse was found in Homer's Odyssey, with the lines The sun has perished out of heaven, and an evil mist has overspread the world. The Ancient Greeks believed a total eclipse to be a bad omen.
This presented ancient civilizations with a kind of 3rd millennium B.C. chaos theory. Similar problems faced early astronomers as they sought to reconcile the incommensurability of the cycles of the sun and the moon. The solar cycle of 365 Â¼ days does not mesh with the lunar cycle of 354 days.