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Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history (infosec.pub)

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Ancient Chinese star chart dated to 2,300 years ago may be the oldest ever, challenging astronomy history

A new study has re-ignited academic debate over the origins of the world’s earliest star chart, placing an ancient Chinese manuscript—the Star Manual of Master Shi—at the forefront of world astronomical history...

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kinda surprised they show the big/little Dipper. Wasent aware that was visible from china.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Constellations are different between the northern and southern hemispheres, not the eastern and western so china sees the same sky as europe and north america. But also i don’t think those are the same dippers as we see. In ours the front two stars of the big dipper form a line that points to the north star at the end of the handle in the little dipper. These don’t.