The Dogon Knew Sirius B Before Telescopes: Where Did Nommo’s Knowledge Come From?
In 1950, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen published an account of sky knowledge among the Dogon of Mali. In that account, *po tolo*, an object near Sirius, was described as very small, invisible to the naked eye, unusually heavy, and taking about 50 years to complete its cycle. Those four features still fuel the dispute because they closely resemble Sirius B, the faint companion of Sirius A.
In 1950, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen published an account of sky knowledge among the Dogon of Mali. In that account, *po tolo*, an object near Sirius, was described as very small, invisible to the naked eye, unusually heavy, and taking about 50 years to complete its cycle. Those four features still fuel the dispute because they closely resemble Sirius B, the faint companion of Sirius A.
In 1950, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen published an account of sky knowledge among the Dogon of Mali. In that account, *po tolo*, an object near Sirius, was described as very small, invisible to the naked eye, unusually heavy, and taking about 50 years to complete its cycle. Those four features still fuel the dispute because they closely resemble Sirius B, the faint companion of Sirius A.
In 1950, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen published an account of sky knowledge among the Dogon of Mali. In that account, *po tolo*, an object near Sirius, was described as very small, invisible to the naked eye, unusually heavy, and taking about 50 years to complete its cycle. Those four features still fuel the dispute because they closely resemble Sirius B, the faint companion of Sirius A.
In 1950, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen published an account of sky knowledge among the Dogon of Mali. In that account, *po tolo*, an object near Sirius, was described as very small, invisible to the naked eye, unusually heavy, and taking about 50 years to complete its cycle. Those four features still fuel the dispute because they closely resemble Sirius B, the faint companion of Sirius A.
In 1950, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen published an account of sky knowledge among the Dogon of Mali. In that account, *po tolo*, an object near Sirius, was described as very small, invisible to the naked eye, unusually heavy, and taking about 50 years to complete its cycle. Those four features still fuel the dispute because they closely resemble Sirius B, the faint companion of Sirius A.