Examples of 'hipparchus' in a sentence

Meaning of "hipparchus"

hipparchus (adverb) - in an ancient Greek astronomical context, 'Hipparchus' likely refers to the Greek astronomer who made significant contributions to the field. Used this way, it may suggest a high level of precision or expertise
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  • An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.

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Hipparchus discovered the procession of the equinoxes.
Not much is known on the life of Hipparchus.
Hipparchus discovers the precession of the equinoxes.
This system is believed to have originated with Hipparchus.
Hipparchus ranked his stars in a simple way.
The first rigorous system of latitude and longitudelines is credited to Hipparchus.
Hipparchus is the degraded remnant of a lunar impact crater.
The first rigorous system of latitude and longitude lines is credited to Hipparchus.
Hipparchus also compiled a star catalogue.
This was the same discovery made earlier by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus c.
Hipparchus publishes his catalog of stars.
Various assertions have been made that other cultures discovered precession independently of Hipparchus.
Hipparchus determines the equinoctial point.
This would have been within the range when Hipparchus would have been working.
Hipparchus probably used an armillary sphere of four rings.

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It is remarkable how accurately the work of Hipparchus predicted this great span of time.
Hipparchus created the discipline of trigonometry.
The individual generally associated with inventing trigonometry proved to be a Greek mathematician named Hipparchus.
Hipparchus was probably the first to make this prediction.
This evidence indicates that the star catalogue of the Greek astronomer Hipparchus was used.
Hipparchus creates a star catalogue.
Several modern historians have attempted to reconstruct the methods of Hipparchus using the available texts.
Hipparchus and the ancient metrical methods on the sphere.
It was named for the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus.
Hipparchus thought it was caused by the motion of the sphere of fixed stars.
Let us see what Hipparchus says.
Hipparchus as an observing astronomer.
And here he mentions Hipparchus.
Hipparchus makes a very precise determination of the length of the synodic month.
The earliest of these instruments were constructed by Greek astronomers such as Hipparchus.
Hipparchus was among the earliest scholars to take advantage of eclipses for science.
Likewise until around the second century BC and the time of Hipparchus c.
Hipparchus was slain.
One of the first star catalogues was produced by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus.
Hipparchus gave the brightest stars a magnitude of one and the faintest stars a magnitude of six.
The person usually associated with inventing trigonometry was a Greek mathematician named Hipparchus.
The parents of Hipparchus were paternal second cousins.
We are now directly above Hipparchus Crater.
Hipparchus later discovered the precession of the Earth.
His sons Hippias and Hipparchus succeeded him.
As Hipparchus did more than two thousands years ago.
The ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus c.
King Hipparchus ordered the slaughter of his entire army.
Athenian political figure Hipparchus.
Hipparchus is noted as perhaps the greatest Greek observational astronomer.
The Metonic cycle was improved by both Callippus and Hipparchus.
Now Hipparchus made such an examination principally from the sun.
Discovered by Hipparchus of Nicaea c.
Hipparchus is considered the greatest observational astronomer from classical antiquity until Brahe.
Collection includes Hipparchus.

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