Hipparchus hipparchus of rhodes Hipparchus, (b. Nicaea, Bithyniad. after 127 BC, Rhodes?), Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes, calculated http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/hipparchus.html
Extractions: Hipparchus of Rhodes Hipparchus, (b. Nicaea, Bithyniad. after 127 BC, Rhodes?), Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes, calculated the length of the year to within 6 1/2 minutes, compiled the first known star catalog, and made an early formulation of trigonometry. Hipparchus carried out his observations in Bithynia, at Rhodes, where he spent much time, and also, it seems, at Alexandria. The year 127 BC is usually cited as the last date known for his actual work, and a French astronomer, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre (1749-1822), clearly demonstrated that some observations of Hipparchus on the star Eta Canis Majoris could well have been carried out in that year. Most of contemporary knowledge of Hipparchus is contained in the writings of Strabo of Amaseia (flourished c. AD 21) and in the great astronomical compendium Almagest by Ptolemy (flourished AD 127-151). Ptolemy often quotes Hipparchus, and it is obvious that he thought highly of him; indeed, as a result of the slow progress of early science, he speaks of him with the respect due a distinguished contemporary, although almost three centuries separated the work of the two men. It is difficult always to determine to which of them credit is due. Few details are known of the instruments that Hipparchus used. It seems likely that he observed with the usual devices current in his day, although Ptolemy credits him with the invention of an improved type of theodolite with which to measure angles.
The Antikythera Mechanism that the device was linked closely to Geminus of Rhodes, and had been built circa 87 B.C the stars' positions was hipparchus of rhodes; that in more than one http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rrice/apagadgt.html
Mappa.Mundi Magazine - Locus - Meridian hipparchus of rhodes" from the School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland. the second century B.C. hipparchus of rhodes proposed that all distances be http://mappa.mundi.net/locus/locus_015
Martian Chronicles - July 2001 Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes Sometimes referenced as Hipparchus of Nicaea or hipparchus of rhodes, his name was http://www.roamingastronomer.com/marsastro/mc0107.htm
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Hipparchus hipparchus of rhodes. Thirdly there was commentary on Aratus by Attalusof Rhodes, written shortly before the time of Hipparchus. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hipparchus.html
Extractions: Little is known of Hipparchus 's life, but he is known to have been born in Nicaea in Bithynia. The town of Nicaea is now called Iznik and is situated in north-western Turkey. Founded in the 4 th Century BC, Nicaea lies on the eastern shore of Lake Iznik. Reasonably enough Hipparchus is often referred to as Hipparchus of Nicaea or Hipparchus of Bithynia and he is listed among the famous men of Bithynia by Strabo , the Greek geographer and historian who lived from about 64 BC to about 24 AD. There are coins from Nicaea which depict Hipparchus sitting looking at a globe and his image appears on coins minted under five different Roman emperors between 138 AD and 253 AD. This seems to firmly place Hipparchus in Nicaea and indeed Ptolemy does describe Hipparchus as observing in Bithynia, and one would naturally assume that in fact he was observing in Nicaea. However, of the observations which are said to have been made by Hipparchus, some were made in the north of the island of Rhodes and several (although only one is definitely due to Hipparchus himself) were made in Alexandria. If these are indeed as they appear we can say with certainty that Hipparchus was in Alexandria in 146 BC and in Rhodes near the end of his career in 127 BC and 126 BC.
Poster Of Hipparchus hipparchus of rhodes. lived from 190 BC to 120 BC. Hipparchus an early exampleof trigonometric tables and gave methods for solving spherical triangles. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Posters2/Hipparchus.html
Hipparchus Biography of Hipparchus (190BC120BC) hipparchus of rhodes. Born 190 BC in Nicaea (now Iznik), Bithynia (now Turkey) Hipparchus is often referred to as Hipparchus of Nicaea or Hipparchus of http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hipparchus.html
Extractions: Little is known of Hipparchus 's life, but he is known to have been born in Nicaea in Bithynia. The town of Nicaea is now called Iznik and is situated in north-western Turkey. Founded in the 4 th Century BC, Nicaea lies on the eastern shore of Lake Iznik. Reasonably enough Hipparchus is often referred to as Hipparchus of Nicaea or Hipparchus of Bithynia and he is listed among the famous men of Bithynia by Strabo , the Greek geographer and historian who lived from about 64 BC to about 24 AD. There are coins from Nicaea which depict Hipparchus sitting looking at a globe and his image appears on coins minted under five different Roman emperors between 138 AD and 253 AD. This seems to firmly place Hipparchus in Nicaea and indeed Ptolemy does describe Hipparchus as observing in Bithynia, and one would naturally assume that in fact he was observing in Nicaea. However, of the observations which are said to have been made by Hipparchus, some were made in the north of the island of Rhodes and several (although only one is definitely due to Hipparchus himself) were made in Alexandria. If these are indeed as they appear we can say with certainty that Hipparchus was in Alexandria in 146 BC and in Rhodes near the end of his career in 127 BC and 126 BC.
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Hipparchus hipparchus of rhodes. Name hipparchus of rhodes. Dates I80 BC 125 BC. Place of birth or lifes work Rhodes, Greece, Nicea and Alexandria. Family Information NA http://www.summitschool.com/classrooms/appelget/Hipparchus.htm
Extractions: Hipparchus of Rhodes Name: Hipparchus of Rhodes Dates: I80 BC- 125 BC Place of birth or lifes work : Rhodes, Greece, Nicea and Alexandria Family Information: NA Major Discoveries: He discovered the approximate length of the seasons and calculated the length of the tropical year within 6.5 minutes Experiment: calculate the length of a tropical year Title: The Location of the Earth Materials: telescope and a clear sky Hypothesis: there are exactly 365 days in a year Experimental Design:
TMTh:: HIPPARCHUS OF RHODES MATHEMATICIAN, ASTRONOMER, GEOGRAPHER. hipparchus of rhodes (fl. 190 120 BC) Life The greatest astronomical observer of all time http://www.tmth.edu.gr/en/aet/1/58.html
Extractions: The greatest astronomical observer of all time, and the father of astronomy, Hipparchus was born in Nicaea in Bithynia, but lived most of his life in Rhodes and Alexandria. He insisted that geography - the determination of the positions of places on earth - had to be based on the use of astronomical methods to determine their latitude and longitude: he determined latitude by application of the gnomon, the zenith of the fixed stars, the duration of the longest day of the year, and thought that longitude could be determined by observing, from each place, the moments when a solar eclipse began and ended. Hipparchus invented an improved type of astrolabe, which he used to determine with accuracy the co-ordinates of the stars. He devised a globe and a planisphere. The planisphere allowed "stereographic projections" - also invented by Hipparchus - to be used to determine the precise time. He improved the dioptra, an instrument used to estimate the apparent diameter, distance and size of the sun and the moon, and used and improved various older instruments, including the plumb, the gnomon, the polos, the sundial, the clepsydra, the fixed sphere, the water clock and the rings.
Rob S. Rice USNA Eleventh Naval History Symposium Paper For Collected concerning ancient celestial navigation and the island of Rhodes. The united efforts of a wealthy Roman, a the stars' positions was hipparchus of rhodes; that in more than one http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rrice/usna_pap.html
Extractions: Paper for Collected Volume At some time around 80 B.C. a heavily laden merchant ship sank to the bottom of the sea off the Southern coast of Greece. After two millennia, materials from that vessels cargo have combined with the work of several scholars to allow wider speculation on the subject of seafaring in Greek and Roman antiquity. The objective of this treatment of the chain of events involved is to provide a useful survey of early and modern underwater archaeology and the mechanics of artifact preservation and interpretation as well as to offer conclusions drawn from the data presented here concerning ancient celestial navigation and the island of Rhodes. The united efforts of a wealthy Roman, a frightened Greek sponge diver, an English physicist, and an American naval historian have combined to allow some further inquiry into civilian and military seafaring in the first century before Christ. Sailing further south past the island of Antikythera off the southernmost coast of Greece offers an alternative to, as a very ancient proverb says, "rounding Malea and forgetting home." Whether he sought to avoid the pirates or the storms clustered around the infamous cape, the skipper of what apparently was a good-sized Roman merchant vessel of around 300 tons made a wrong decision. His ship crashed into and sank off the island's coastal cliffs, and what was probably a wealthy Roman buyer eventually learned that his treasure ship's cargo had gone down in nearly two hundred feet of very cold, current-swept water.
Hipparchus -- Encyclopædia Britannica , hipparchus of rhodes Annotated biography of this ancient Greek astronomerwho discovered the precession of the equinoxes. , Hipparchus http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=41409
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People(Hipparchus) - STARBASE hipparchus of rhodes was a Greek astronomer who was the first person to systematicallysurvey the sky and is considered to be the father of astronomy . http://www.ph.surrey.ac.uk/astrophysics/files/hipparchus.html
Hipparchus hipparchus of rhodes. Little is known of Hipparchus s life, but he is knownto have worked in Nicaea, Rhodes and Alexandria. worked on trigonometry. http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/pages/resources/maths/History/Hpprchs.htm
Extractions: Previous (Alphabetically) Next Welcome page Little is known of Hipparchus 's life, but he is known to have worked in Nicaea, Rhodes and Alexandria. worked on trigonometry. He introduced the division of a circle into 360 degrees into Greece and produced a table of chords, an early example of trigonometric tables. He also gave methods for solving spherical triangles and advocated the use of latitude and longitude for position on the Earth. Hipparchus calculated the length of the year to within 6.5 minutes and discovered the precession of the equinoxes. Hipparchus's value of 46" for the annual precession is good compared with the modern value of 50.26" and much better than the figure of 36" that Ptolemy was to obtain nearly 300 years later. His star catalog, containing about 850 stars, lists magnitude with a six point scale similar to that used today. His star catalogue, completed in 129 BC, was used by Ptolemy and its quality was such that it was even used by Halley References (18 books/articles) References elsewhere in this archive: A poster of this mathematician is available Tell me more about trigonometry Tell me about his part in the longitude problem There is a Crater Hipparchus on the moon. You can see a
