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Greek astronomer Hipparchus may be the first to try to precisely map the stars. His lost work turned up on parchment that had been erased and reused.

Details of star coordinates were found hidden inside an old piece of parchment that had since been erased and re-written.

Advanced imaging uncovered part of the Greek astronomer Hipparchus’ long-lost star catalog

The first known map of the night sky was thought to have been lost for a long time. The lost fabled star catalogue of ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was found by an archaeological team in Egypt.

Technology may have revealed a piece of the long-lost works of Greek astronomer Hipparchus, one of the greatest astronomers of antiquity. Around 130 BC, the great Greek astronomer Hipparchus drew up the very first star catalog ever, containing...

Scientists have discovered parts of the famed Hipparchus star catalogue, the oldest known map of the sky, hidden under medieval Christian texts from Egypt.

Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."

Once believed to have been lost forever, fragments of a 2,100 year-old star map created by one of history’s most renowned astronomers were discovered by researchers.

Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy."

"It was immediately clear we had star coordinates," Historian Victor Gysembergh said.