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Ancient Greek Sky Map Discovered at Sinai Monastery
A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...
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Geographers of the Ancient Greek World
Ancient Greek geographical writing is represented not just by the ... The book includes twenty-eight newly drawn maps, images of the medieval manuscripts in which most of these works survive, and a ...
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Hex files: ‘Curse’ tablet recalls an ancient mode of score-settling
Known as a “curse tablet,” which was acquired five years ago by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, is actually a thin sheet of lead about the size of a playing card. On it are inscribed 10 ...
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Scholars found a long-lost star map from ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus hidden beneath layers of medieval Christian text
Researchers believe they may have found a fragment of a long-lost star map compiled by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus ... The text of a Christian manuscript was written on top of the ...