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The greatest astronomer of antiquity was HIPParchus of Nicaea (f. 190-120 B.C.).
He worked at Rhodes, where he erected an observatory and made most
important researches. He developed trigono- ^~y Diurnal >Cb rotation merry by
which ...
The greatest astronomer of antiquity was HIPParchus of Nicaea (f. 190-120 B.C.).
He worked at Rhodes, where he erected an observatory and made most
important researches. He developed trigono- ^~y Diurnal >Cb rotation merry by
which ...
Сторінка 83
In 134 B.C. Hipparchus observed a new star in the constellation Scorpio. This
suggested to him that he should prepare a catalogue of star positions. He
therefore drew up a list of several hundred stars, each of which was given its
celestial ...
In 134 B.C. Hipparchus observed a new star in the constellation Scorpio. This
suggested to him that he should prepare a catalogue of star positions. He
therefore drew up a list of several hundred stars, each of which was given its
celestial ...
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Thus it is hard to be sure how much of it is Ptolemy's own, and how much drawn,
as he sometimes tells, from predecessors, notably Hipparchus (p. 82). Certainly
the more elementary parts of his astronomy had long been common knowledge,
...
Thus it is hard to be sure how much of it is Ptolemy's own, and how much drawn,
as he sometimes tells, from predecessors, notably Hipparchus (p. 82). Certainly
the more elementary parts of his astronomy had long been common knowledge,
...
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