Aristarchus of Samos

Astronomer

2024 – 2024

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Who was Aristarchus of Samos?

Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth revolving around it. He was influenced by Philolaus of Croton, but he identified the "central fire" with the Sun, and put the other planets in their correct order of distance around the Sun. His astronomical ideas were often rejected in favor of the geocentric theories of Aristotle and Ptolemy.

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Born
Apr 17, 2024
Samos
Ethnicity
  • Greeks
Nationality
  • Greece
Profession
Died
Apr 17, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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