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Ames Area Amateur Astronomers Star Party: Hipparchus

Hipparchus was an astronomer and scientist who lived in Greece around 150 B.C. He was one of the first to accurately describe the motions of the sun, moon, and planets and to apply mathematical reasoning to astronomy. 

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