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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.
In the eighteenth century, from opposite ends of the world, a debate raged between two scholars over a seemingly esoteric question: did Chinese history predate Judeo-Christian antiquity? Antoine ...
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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