Day 25

Today in class we read about the spread of Hellenistic culture. Some notes from this would be, " Hipparchus, who lived in Alexandria for a time, charted the position of 850 stars.; Hellenistic scholars, particularly this in Alexandria, preserved greek and Egyptian learning in the sciences.; Intill the scientific advances if the 16th and 17th centuries, Alexandria scholars provided. moat of the scientific knowledge available to the west.;