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These Scientists Say They’ve Identified the Oldest Known Star Chart in the World

A new preprint suggests that an ancient Chinese star catalog dates to 355 B.C.E. But other researchers aren’t convinced, arguing that the original coordinates are misaligned by one degree

By Sonja Anderson


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-scientists-say-theyve-identified-the-oldest-known-star-chart-in-the-world-180986651/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Astronomy-History at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/891

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