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Thursday, May 2, 2024

Lost Ancient Greek Sky Map Discovered at Sinai Monastery

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Hidden beneath Christian texts, scholars have discovered what seems to be part of the long-lost star catalog of Hipparchus—believed to be the earliest known attempt to map the entire […]


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