Hipparchus’ Lost Star Map Emerges From Ink Remnants
TL;DR
Researchers used high-speed X-ray imaging at SLAC to reveal erased Greek text in a 1,500-year-old palimpsest, uncovering Hipparchus’ ancient star catalog with surprisingly accurate naked-eye coordinates.
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- The Father of Astronomy Left Us a Star Map, We Just Found It Under 6 Layers of Ink The Daily Galaxy
- Lost ancient Greek star catalog decoded by particle accelerator Scientific American
- Scientists Deciphered Humanity’s Earliest Star Map. It Had Literally Been Erased From History. Popular Mechanics
- A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed Science News
- Erased for centuries, Hipparchus’ star catalog resurfaces after particle accelerator scan Bez Kabli
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