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Scientists Identified the Oldest Star Chart In Existence, Written 2,300 Years Ago.
Ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen’s star catalog, known as The Star Manual of Master Shi, is now considered the oldest star ...
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2,300-year-old Chinese star chart is world’s oldest celestial map, reveals new study
Researchers have reanalyzed the long-perplexing “Star Manual of Master Shi” and discovered that it could rightfully be considered the oldest, structured celestial map in the world. Utilizing ...
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Scientists chart the stories of young stars — from being born to moving out
Scientists are building a better account of the lives of adolescent stars, starting from their births in collapsing clouds of cosmic gas and dust to the time they "fly the nest" and drift away ...
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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees
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China’s Ancient Star Chart Could Rewrite the History of Astronomy
For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...
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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees
The Dunhuang map (not the chart studied in the new research) is an early star map from China dating to the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618 to 907). | Credit: CPA Media Pte Ltd via Alamy The oldest star ...