Associations to the word «Hipparchus»
Wiktionary
HIPPARCHUS, proper noun. An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.
Dictionary definition
HIPPARCHUS, noun. Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC).
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.