(October 31, 2022 at 5:10 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Hipparchus Star Map Found Under Christian Text
Quote:Scholars have long known about Hipparchus’ star catalog because other ancient texts made references about it – but their searches for the document itself were unsuccessful.
“The newly discovered text is a remarkable breakthrough that highlights the creative use of multispectral imaging technology to read previously lost texts,” Brian Hyland, the museum’s associate curator of medieval manuscripts, said in the release. “It also attests to the accuracy of Hipparchus’s measurements.”
Careful analysis showed that the ancient parchment was reused multiple times – like old-school recycling.
Boru
recycling genuine knowledge to make doggerel.
