An oracle bone records "on the evening of the seventh day, jisi, a new great star appeared alongside Antares" — one of the world's earliest recorded nova (or supernova) observations.
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An oracle bone records: "On the evening of the seventh day, jisi, a new great star appeared alongside Antares" — one of the world's earliest recorded nova (or supernova) observations.
Sources
- Yinxu oracle bones