Hipparchus

Hipparchus of Nicaea, about 190–120 BCE, measured the precession of the equinoxes and compiled a star catalog that later astronomy, including Ptolemy’s, depended on. No book of his survives whole, so none was queued.

Born: 190
Birthplace: Nicaea
Died: 120
Place of death: Rhodes
Origin: Nicaea
Context: Greek astronomy

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