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Scientists have discovered parts of the famed Hipparchus star catalogue, the oldest known map of the sky, hidden under medieval Christian texts from Egypt.
Once believed to have been lost forever, fragments of a 2,100 year-old star map created by one of history’s most renowned astronomers were discovered by researchers.