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Aristarchus of Samothrace
Aristarchus of Samothrace , c.217-c.145 BC, Greek scholar, successor to his teacher, Aristophanes of Byzantium, as librarian at Alexandria. He was an innovator of scientific scholarship, and his critical revision of Homer is responsible for the excellent texts of Homer that survive. Though only fragments of his works survive (he is said to have written more than 800 volumes of commentary and exegesis), frequent quotations by ancient critics provide an insight into his subjects and method. His works cover such writers as Alcaeus, Anacreon, Pindar, Hesiod, and the tragedians.
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BENEATH ALEXANDRIA'S SAPPHIRE SKY.(Alexandria, Egypt; 255 B.C. - scientific discourse)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...basis of much scientific thought]: Aristarchus of Samos: chief astronomer of the Great...PLACE: Alexandria, Egypt SETTING: Aristarchus is holding a symposium with his best...scholars who are reclining on couches. ARISTARCHUS: When Plato inscribed over the door...
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When the moon blows: planning on building a moon base? There are some places you should definitely avoid.
Magazine article from: New Scientist; 3/29/2008; ; 700+ words
; Picture the scene. Aristarchus crater on the near side of the moon...reported seeing a bright glow from Aristarchus as they passed overhead. The tricky...the 45-kilometre-diameter Aristarchus crater. About a quarter were associated...
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IT ALL ADDS UP TO A VERY BIG BANG
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/27/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...two fellows, named Eratosthenes and Aristarchus. They were excellent mathematicians...being an aid to the imagination. Then Aristarchus used the size of the Earth to figure...is many times bigger than the Earth. Aristarchus told his fellow Alexandrians about his...
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Washington, Oct 25 (PTI) NASA is using the unique capabilities of Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of Earth's moon. Maybe men could live there, it says.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 10/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...moon nearest Earth. These included the Aristarchus impact crater and the adjacent Schroter...sites with the new Hubble images and the Aristarchus region, which neither humans nor robotic...visited. The Hubble observations of Aristarchus crater and Schroter's Valley will...
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Mystery Flashes on the Moon Are Real!(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 3/1/2000; 562 words
; ...an LTP near the edge of the bright lunar crater Aristarchus. The Aristarchus region is the source of about a third of all LTP...that a small area on the Moon's surface near Aristarchus had changed in April 1994. The crater looked...
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Discovering planet Earth.
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 1/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...anywhere at all. One ancient thinker, Aristarchus, figured out that the Sun was much...should be in the center of things. Aristarchus said that Earth traveled around the...spinning. Little did anyone know how right Aristarchus was. About 400 years later, around...
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NASA'S Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources.
PR Newswire; 10/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...moon nearest Earth. These included the Aristarchus impact crater and the adjacent Schroter...with the new Hubble images, and the Aristarchus region, which neither humans nor robotic...visited. The Hubble observations of Aristarchus crater and Schroter's Valley will...
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Hubble telescope looks for moon resources
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/20/2005; 590 words
; ...moon nearest Earth. These included the Aristarchus impact crater and the adjacent Schroter...with the new Hubble images, and the Aristarchus region, which neither humans nor robotic...visited. The Hubble observations of Aristarchus crater and Schroter's Valley will...
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The Waning of the Light: The Eclipse of Philosophy.
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Apollonius, Heraclides, Hipparchus, and Aristarchus. (1) Each of the major founders of...wheel." (2) Copernicus himself cites Aristarchus who, because of his prescient heliocentric...Pythagoreans Archytas, Philolaus, and Aristarchus who, despite the contrary evidence...
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The first aircraft? Not quite Wright..; WE LOOK AT RIVAL CLAIMS TO THE WORLD'S GREAT DISCOVERIES.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 12/18/2003; 700+ words
; ...AROUND THE SUN Title holder: Nicolai Copernicus Rival: Aristarchus of Samos The belief that the Earth was the centre of the...academics beg to differ. In around 250 BC a bold scholar, Aristarchus of Samos, risked execution by stating that the Earth was...
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Aristarchus of Samos
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Aristarchus of Samos The Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos (ca. 310-230 B.C.) hypothesized that...sun, moon, and earth. Born on the island of Samos, Aristarchus studied at Athens in the Lyceum under Straton of Lampsacus...
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Aristarchus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aristarchus , in the New Testament, Macedonian companion of Paul.
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Aristarchus of Samothrace
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aristarchus of Samothrace , c.217-c.145 BC, Greek scholar, successor to his teacher, Aristophanes of Byzantium, as librarian at Alexandria...
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Lunar Bases
Book article from: Space Sciences
...to meet all these goals might be the Aristarchus Plateau. Located at about 25 °...50 ° west longitude, the Aristarchus Plateau is relatively easy to spot from Earth. Aristarchus crater, at the plateau's southeast...
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Sun
Book article from: Mathematics
...Before the Sun's distance was known, Aristarchus (310 b.c.e. – 230 b...Moon shines by reflected sunlight. Aristarchus decided that if he measured the angle...of their distances from the Earth. Aristarchus estimated that this angle was 87, resulting...
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