Resolving long-standing mysteries about the first parallaxes in astronomy Posted on 2020/11/22 by Carl Robitaille Resolving long-standing mysteries about the first parallaxes in astronomy It was only 200 years ago that we first accurately calculated a distance to another star. Check out this article where astronomers have dug into that original work to see how it was done. @maxplanckpresshttps://t.co/f8f3FYtGt2— Paul M. Sutter (@PaulMattSutter) November 22, 2020