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Hipparchus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Ancient astronomer, born at Nicæa; flourished in the 2nd century B.C.; discovered among other things the precession of the equinoxes, determined the place of the equinox, and catalogued 1000 fixed stars.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Hipparchus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/hipparchus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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