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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 Astronomical Observatories (NAO) to be the oldest surviving star catalog globally.
Thousands of years ago, Chinese astronomers studied the sky using an ancient record of constellations and their coordinates. Known as the “Star Manual of Master Shi,” the document is the oldest ...
Is the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...
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