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Meaning of HIPPARCHUS
Pronunciation:
hi'pârkus
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Definition:
[n]
Greek
astronomer
and
mathematician
who
discovered
the
precession
of
the
equinoxes
and
made
the
first
known
star
chart
and
is
said
to
have
invented
trigonometry
(
second
century
BC
)
 
See Also:
astronomer
,
mathematician
,
stargazer
,
uranologist
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