Astrometry: History

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Oct 2001

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3021. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, History Of Astronomy

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Although the term `astrometry' was not coined until the 19th century, the business of measuring the position and angular separation of the stars and planets constitutes one of the most ancient occupations of the astronomer. By the time of HIPPARCHUS (fl 126 BC) in classical Greece, the measurement of astronomical positions with relation to the 360° circle was already established, while the ancien...

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