Where was Hipparchus likely to have spent the majority of his working life?
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Rhodes
Answer
The majority of Hipparchus' working life was likely spent in Rhodes. He is believed to have been born in Nicaea in Bithynia, but he moved to Rhodes at a young age and spent most of his life there. He is best known for his work in astronomy, and he is credited with inventing the astrolabe and the armillary sphere.
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