Which of the Following Was NOT Done by Hipparchus, the Great

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT done by Hipparchus, the great ancient astronomer?

• A) compiled a pioneering catalog of the positions of hundreds of stars
• B) created the system of star magnitudes that we still use today
• C) discovered that the Earth has a motion called precession
• D) explained retrograde motion
• E) you can't fool me; Hipparchus did all of the above

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