Episode 31 - Hipparchus - Going Supernova

In this episode of The Mathematicians Podcast, Benjamin Cornish dives into the life and legacy of Hipparchus, the Greek thinker who gave us trigonometry, mapped the stars, and even invented tools to measure the heavens.  From creating the first star catalog and predicting eclipses to introducing spherical projections and the chord table, Hipparchus wasn’t just stargazing, he was shaping the future of science. We’ll explore his inventions, his obsession with accuracy, and why Greenland is not as big as your world map told you.  Perfect for maths enthusiasts, history lovers, and anyone curious about the origins of the tools we still use today. Keywords: Hipparchus, trigonometry, spherical projection, history of maths, Greek astronomy, star catalog, precession of the equinoxes, ancient inventions, mathematics podcast, navigation, geography, astrolabe, astronomy history. Hashtags: #MathematiciansPodcast #Hipparchus #HistoryOfMaths #Trigonometry #AncientAstronomy #MathsPodcast #AstronomyLovers #STEMHistory