Astronomers claim Chinese star catalog is world’s oldest

Novel computer analysis of records ascribed to legendary Chinese astrologer dates them to nearly 2400 years ago.

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Science
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2025-04-24
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady4509
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Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
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Astronomers claim Chinese star catalog is world’s oldest

Joshua Sokol
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Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
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Astronomers claim Chinese star catalog is world’s oldest

Joshua Sokol
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Abstract

Novel computer analysis of records ascribed to legendary Chinese astrologer dates them to nearly 2400 years ago.

ScienceVol. 388(6745)
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Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
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