Hipparchus
c. 190–c. 120 BCE
Greek astronomer who compiled an early star catalog and founded trigonometry.
- Known as
- Astronomer
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- c. 190 BCE, Nicaea
- Died
- c. 120 BCE, Rhodes
Alive at the same time as Hipparchus
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Portrait: William Henry Smyth, Public domain.
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