What is generally recognized as discoverer of the precession of the equinoxes in 127 BC?
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Correct answer: D. Hipparchus
- Step 1: Hipparchus is generally recognized as discoverer of the precession of the equinoxes in 127 BC. Answer: Hipparchus. Why not the others: "Aristarchus" proposed the heliocentric hypothesis and calculated distances to the sun and moon; "Eratosthenes" measured the circumference of the Earth and created geographic cartography; "Meton" discovered the 19-year Metonic cycle reconciling lunar cycles with the solar year.
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