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Agrippa (Greek: Ἀγρίππας; fl. 92 AD) was a Greek astronomer. The only thing that is known about him regards an astronomical observation that he made in 92 AD. Ptolemy writes that in the twelfth year of the reign of Domitian, on the seventh day of the Bithynian month Metrous, Agrippa observed the occultation of a part of the Pleiades by the southernmost part of the Moon. The purpose of Agrippa's observation was probably to check the precession of the equinoxes, which was discovered by Hipparchus. The lunar crater Agrippa is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agrippa is the 308th most popular astronomer (down from 236th in 2019). (down from 1,988th in 2019)

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Among astronomers, Agrippa ranks 308 out of 644. Before him are Christine Kirch, Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi, Philippe van Lansberge, Luigi Carnera, Charles Dillon Perrine, and Guillaume Le Gentil. After him are Benjamin Markarian, Charles Wolf, Hubert Reeves, Guido Bonatti, Michael H. Hart, and Frank Elmore Ross.

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Among people born in 100, Agrippa ranks 66. Before him are Vima Kadphises, Scribonius Largus, Tiberius Julius Alexander, Dionysius Periegetes, Cornelius Fuscus, and Hyginus Gromaticus. After him are Junius Rusticus, Remmius Palaemon, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Aëtius of Antioch, Plutarch of Byzantium, and Philopappos. Among people deceased in 1, Agrippa ranks 7. Before him are Saint Veronica, Mary of Clopas, Tigranes IV, Domitilla the Elder, Cleomedes, and Zenobia of Armenia. After him are Artaxias II of Iberia, and Terentius Maximus.

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