Harkhebi

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Harkhebi (ca. 300 BC) 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. It is known that there is a funereal statue associated with him in which he describes himself as an expert on observing stars.[1]

The lunar crater Harkhebi is named after him.


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