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The Oldest Star Chart Has Been Discovered In China, And It Was Used To Make An Ancient Record Of Constellations
Thousands of years ago, Chinese astronomers used an ancient record of constellations and their coordinates to study the sky.
Scientists Identified the Oldest Star Chart In Existence, Written 2,300 Years Ago.
Ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen’s star catalog, known as The Star Manual of Master Shi, is now considered the oldest star ...
Polaris Wasn’t Always the North Star: How Earth’s Wobble Shifts the Celestial Pole
Polaris has long guided travelers with its fixed spot in the night sky Earth's axis points to Polaris, making it a vital celestial compass Axial precession shifts Earth’s pole over a 26,000-year cycle ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
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, ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN2d
The World’s Oldest Star Catalog, Hidden in China for Over Two Millennia, Is Shaking Up Astronomy’s Origins
The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National ...