Aristarchus, of Samos, approximately 310 BCE-approximately 230 BCE
Greek astronomer and mathematician who advanced a heliocentric view of the universe
- HMML ID
- 796648595523
- PURL
- LC name
- Aristarchus, of Samos
- HMML name
- Aristarchus, of Samos, approximately 310 BCE-approximately 230 BCE
- HMML native script
- Ἀρίσταρχος
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Aristarchos
- Aristarchus, Samius
- Aristarque, de Samos
- Αρίσταρχος
Personal information
- Birth date
- -0309~
- Death date
- -0229~
- Centuries
- 4th century BCE ● 3rd century BCE
- Gender
- Males
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
General notes
- Description
- Aristarchus of Samos (c. 310 - c. 230 BCE); "hypothesis was that the Sun, not the Earth, was the fixed centre of the universe and that all the planets revolved around it. He also said the stars were distant unmoving suns and the universe was much larger than thought"
- Citations
- Cristian Violatti, "Aristarchus of Samos," World History Encyclopedia, accessed July 20, 2021, https://perma.cc/26PD-S72T.
- Citations
- 23888, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed July 20, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/530204.
Preferred citation
"Aristarchus, of Samos, approximately 310 BCE-approximately 230 BCE." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 18, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/person/796648595523
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-07-20
- Last edited
- 2024-09-18