Aristarchian
- a word derived from aristarch.
Example Sentences
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Hipparchus, it will be recalled, rejected the Aristarchian conception of the universe just as Tycho rejected the conception of Copernicus.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Williams, Henry Smith
He edited Homer's poems with the greatest acuteness and ability, endeavouring to restore the text to its genuine state, and to clear it of all interpolations and corruptions; hence the phrase, Aristarchian criticism.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
