Part of a lost, ancient star catalog has now been found
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.
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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.
Researchers say they have discovered part of the oldest known map of the stars in an ancient document. Researchers who examined the document found writings describing the positions of stars, created by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus.
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.