The Copernicus of Antiquity: Aristarchus of Samos (Illustrated Edition)
Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Greece, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astronomy, Other Sciences
| Author: | Sir Thomas L. Heath | ISBN: | 9781619823877 |
| Publisher: | Charles River Editors | Publication: | February 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sir Thomas L. Heath |
| ISBN: | 9781619823877 |
| Publisher: | Charles River Editors |
| Publication: | February 3, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Aristarchus of Samos (also known as Aristarchos) lived between 310 and 230 B.C. He was a mathematician and astronomer, and was the first to suggest the heliocentric model of the universe. His only surviving work, On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon, discusses this model.
Aristarchus of Samos (also known as Aristarchos) lived between 310 and 230 B.C. He was a mathematician and astronomer, and was the first to suggest the heliocentric model of the universe. His only surviving work, On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon, discusses this model.
