Aristarchus of Samos
about 310 BC - about 230 BC
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Aristarchus was a Greek mathematician and astronomer who is celebrated as the exponent of a Sun-centred universe and for his pioneering attempt to determine the sizes and distances of the Sun and Moon.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Aristarchus (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Lunar features | Crater Aristarchus and Rimae Aristarchus |
| Popular biographies list | Number 72 |
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- Astroseti (A Spanish translation of this biography)
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