name
Hipparchus
hih-PAR-kus
hɪˈpɑːrkəsListen
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Hipparchus
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Greek name.
- Meaning
- Greek astronomer (c.190–c.120 BCE) who compiled the first star catalogue, discovered the precession of the equinoxes, and developed early trigonometry.
Common mispronunciations
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