Hipparchus

/hɪˈpɑɹkəs/ name

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  1. 1
    An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.

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astronomergreek scholarhistorical figure

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nobody

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"In the 100s BC, Hipparchus, the most important Greek astronomer of his time, calculated the comparative brightness of as many as 1,000 different stars. He also calculated the Moon's distance from the Earth."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἵππαρχος (Hípparkhos).

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