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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 ...
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 ...
Live Science on MSN8d
World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees
The oldest star chart in the world was made in China more than 2,300 years ago, a hotly debated preprint study finds.
Interesting Engineering on MSN5d
2,300-year-old Chinese star chart is world’s oldest celestial map, reveals new study
Utilizing advanced imaging techniques, researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories determined that the ...
New study: China's 'Star Manual of Master Shi' is the world's oldest star map
According to a controversial new study the world's oldest star map, known as the Star Manual of Master Shi, was created in ...
ZME Science on MSN4d
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 star catalogs — the Star Manual of Master Shi — might be more ancient than we ...