| 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) | ||
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| See Also: | astronomer, mathematician, stargazer, uranologist | ||
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