scientists used the stars to confirm when a famous sapphic poem was written /

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Scientists from the University of Texas at Arlington used planetarium software to recreate the night sky of ancient Greece, the better to peg the date when lyric poet Sappho penned one of her most famous verses. They relate their findings in a unique paper in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.
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Source: gawker.com

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