Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text: The parchments initially contained references to a star… @SmithsonianMag #MedievalHistory #AncientAstronomy #ParticleAccelerator #StarCatalog #HistoricalDocuments

A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

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Determining the observational epoch of the Shi's star catalog using the generalized Hough transform method Ancient stellar observations are a valuable cultural heritage, profoundly influencing both cultural domains and modern astronomical research. The \textit{Shi's Star Catalog}, the oldest extant star ca...

Determining the observational epoch of the Shi's #StarCatalog using the generalized Hough transform method: arxiv.org/abs/2504.02186 -> World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees: www.livescience.com/archaeology/...