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Or. 8210/S.3326 Star Chart, c.700 AD (ink on paper)

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Or. 8210/S.3326 Star Chart, c.700 AD (ink on paper)

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ink on paper

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c. 700 AD (C7th AD)

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It was produced in central China around 700 and it shows over 1,300 stars visible to the naked eye – centuries before the telescope was invented. The night sky is divided into 12 segments, and the final chart shows the north polar region, looking straight up. Star maps from Dunhuang.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images

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Largest available format 27646 × 1979 px 69 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 27646 × 1979 px 2341 × 168 mm 69.3 MB
title.quality.20 5993 × 429 px 507 × 36 mm 3.5 MB
Medium 1024 × 74 px 87 × 6 mm 119 KB

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