Aristarchus of Samos

British  

noun

1. 3rd century _bc , Greek astronomer who anticipated Copernicus in advancing the theory that the earth revolves around the sun

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Example Sentences

Aristarchus of Samos, who lived in the third century B.C., held that the earth revolves about the sun as a fixed centre, and rotates on its own axis.

From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Myers, Philip Van Ness

Aristarchus of Samos gave the right explanation of her phases.

From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules

Aristarchus of Samos, the pioneer of the Copernican system, 65.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

Finally, it is very much to be doubted whether the book, attributed to this Aristarchus of Samos, really belongs to him.

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

But Aristarchus of Samos, a mathematician of great powers, has left a different explanation in his teaching on this subject, as I shall now set forth.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio