Scientists use astronomical software to date 2,500 year-old lyric poem

Friday, May 13, 2016 - 17:20 in Astronomy & Space

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 […]

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