Li Fan (Han dynasty)

Li Fan (Chinese:李梵, around 90) was a Chinese astronomer during the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD).

He noticed that the Moon does not move uniformly through its phases by using background stars as reference.

A crater on Mars was named in his honor.

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