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Why are the 'Fixed Stars' so FIXED?
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February 6th 07, 12:34 AM posted to sci.astro
Saul Levy
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Why are the 'Fixed Stars' so FIXED?
Well known, as in more recently measured.
Saul Levy
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:12:11 GMT,
(Paul Schlyter)
wrote:
I would say 200+ years. The first astronomer to detect motion in
binary stars was the good ol' William Herschel....
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Saul Levy wrote:
Those are binary (double) stars and the movement in their orbits have
been well known for at least 150 years.
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