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bystander
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by bystander » Sat May 14, 2016 12:12 am
UTA scientists use Planetarium’s advanced astronomical software to accurately date 2500 year-old lyric poem
University of Texas, Arlington | 2016 Mar 13
Midnight Poem
The moon has set
And the Pleiades;
It is midnight,
The time is going by,
And I sleep alone.
(Henry Thornton Wharton, 1887:68)
Physicists and astronomers from the University of Texas at Arlington have used advanced astronomical software to accurately date lyric poet Sappho’s “Midnight Poem,” which describes the night sky over Greece more than 2,500 years ago.
The scientists described their research in the article “
Seasonal dating of Sappho’s ‘Midnight Poem’ revisited,” published today in the
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. Martin George, former president of the International Planetarium Society, now at the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, also participated in the work. ...
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by geckzilla » Sat May 14, 2016 1:53 am
The lead author has a humorously unfortunate name.
Just call me "geck" because "zilla" is like a last name.
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by neufer » Sat May 14, 2016 1:24 pm
geckzilla wrote:
The lead author has a humorously unfortunate name.
It's all about Sappho's dates.
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by Ann » Mon May 16, 2016 5:46 am
neufer wrote:geckzilla wrote:
The lead author has a humorously unfortunate name.
It's all about Sappho's dates.
Yes.
But as for unfortunate (or appropriate) names, think of
the guys with such names, too.
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by starsurfer » Fri May 27, 2016 5:33 pm
Ann wrote:neufer wrote:geckzilla wrote:
The lead author has a humorously unfortunate name.
It's all about Sappho's dates.
Yes.
But as for unfortunate (or appropriate) names, think of
the guys with such names, too.
Ann
To put a Star Wars twist on everything, I have to mention the name of Exar Kun and not elaborate any further.
