Harkhebi
Astronomer, Deceased Person
1969 –
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Who is Harkhebi?
Harkhebi was an astronomer who lived in Ptolemaic Egypt during the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
He may have based many of his observations on earlier Babylonian contributions to astronomy. A funereal statue associated with him is known with an inscription in which he describes himself as an expert on observing stars. He referred to the planets as "the gods who foretell the future" and claimed to know everything Sirius predicted, but apparently did not write personal horoscopes.
The lunar crater Harkhebi is named after him.
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