His research led him to study the Mesopotamian records, and learn to read cuneiform. It was while reading one particular cuneiform tablet that Michanowsky discovered a reference to a giant star in a part of the sky that we know doesn’t have any stars to match its description. The coordinates, noted Michanowsky, corresponded to the exact spot where the supernova was said to have been. With that, Michanowsky developed his hypothesis. According to him, in the millennia that followed the supernova, the impact of this incredible event could be detected in cultures all around the world. He believed
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