Aristarchus of Samos's 2nd century BCE calculations
Date: 27 November 2013
10th century CE Greek copy of Aristarchus of Samos's 2nd century BCE calculations of the relative sizes of the Sun, Moon and the Earth.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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