The Remarkable Science of Ancient Astronomy

Star Catalogs from around the World

TV-PG
S1 • E22    30m
The genius of Greek astronomy is epitomized by the star catalogs of Hipparchus and Ptolemy. Professor Schaefer recounts his exciting discovery of a star chart apparently influenced by Hipparchus's lost catalog. Close by comparing Greek star catalogs with those of China and the Arab world.

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