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Old February 6th 07, 12:34 AM posted to sci.astro
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Default 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.

Saul Levy

 




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