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    Posted: 26-Jan-2005 at 23:37
Originally posted by Cornellia

 

Makes you wonder at what else from the past is hidden in plain sight, doesn't it?



There are many "theories" or should I say proved on FACTS ideas, the problem is that they are still not widely accepted for some mysterious reason.
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Very true, Serge, but this discovery confirms his genius - or at least helps to do so.  

Makes you wonder at what else from the past is hidden in plain sight, doesn't it?
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However, it's a well known fact that Hipparchos was a genius that preceeded his own times.

For that, the European Space Agency sent into orbit a satellite for astronomical observations named after him:

http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Hipparcos/
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The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics

Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin
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Little is known about the life and work of this ancient Greek astronomer but a recent discovery brings new light to his work. Read here: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570& ncid=753&e=2&u=/nm/20050112/sc_nm/space_statue_dc

and here about his life and work: http://astrosun2.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro20 1/hipparchus.htm

http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sprecess.htm

 



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The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics

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