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Algol research

Our research of the role of the eclipsing binary Algol in Ancient Egypt was published in these two papers

"Did the ancient Egyptians record the period of Algol - The Raging one?"

2013, The Astrophysical Journal, 773 , A1 (1-14) (2013, July 18th)

"Shifting Milestones of Natural Sciences: The Ancient Egyptian Discovery of Algol's Period Confirmed"

2015, PLOS ONE, 10(12), e0144140 (23pp) (2015, December 17th)

Here is some of the public response

to these publications.


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