The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)
Thomas Little Heath
Bok Engelsk
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Opplysninger | Part I. Greek astronomy to Aristarchus: Thales. Anaximander. Anaximenes. Pythagoras. Parmenides. Anaxagoras. Empedocles. The Pythagoreans. Œnopides of Chios. Plato. Eudoxus, Callippus, Aristotle. Heraclides of Pontus -- Part II. Aristarchus of Samos: The heliocentric hypothesis. On the apparent diameter of the sun. On the sizes and distances of the sun and moon. On the year and "Great Year". Later improvements on Aristarchus's figures. Bibliography. Chronology.
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