When was Hipparchus born (approximately)?
190 BC
250 BC
300 BC
210 BC
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Hipparchus was born in 190 BC in Nicaea, Bithynia, Asia Minor (now Iznik, Turkey). He was a Greek astronomer and mathematician, and is considered to be one of the greatest astronomers of antiquity. He is credited with making many important contributions to astronomy, including the invention of the astrolabe, the first known star catalog, and the discovery of the precession of the equinoxes.
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