Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text

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For over a thousand years, one of the most important maps in the history of science lay alone and silent, hidden under layers of medieval religious texts. It is the “lost star catalog” of the Greek astronomer Hipparchus, considered a lost legend until the moment when 21st-century technology decided to put time in order. The sensational discovery took place at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, where researchers were able to …