On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion
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“On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion”
In 1935, the International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Zagut for a lunar crater honoring Abraham ben Shmuel Zacuto. Modern astronomy has, literally, written his name on the Moon.
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