Aristarchos of Samos (310 v. Chr. - 230 v. Chr.)

Ancient Greek Astronomer; Heliocentric Theory.

Aristarchos was the first astronomer who proposed the Heliocentric Theory; he evaluated the ratio between the distances from the Earth of the Sun and the Moon was in the range between 18 and 20, while this ratio is really around 400.

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Aristarchos of Samos

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* 309 v. Chr. - 311 v. Chr.	Samos	Born
3. Jh. v.Chr.		Aristarchos was the first astronomer who proposed the Heliocentric Theory
3. Jh. v.Chr.		Writes the treatise “On the Dimensions and Distances of the Sun and of the Moon”.
3. Jh. v.Chr.		Studied in Alexandria with the teacher Straton of Lampsacus.
† 229 v. Chr. - 231 v. Chr.		Dead

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