Callippus
or Ca·lip·pus, Cal·lip·us
[ kuh-lip-uhs ]
noun
flourished 4th century b.c., Greek astronomer.
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How to use Callippus in a sentence
Calippus, the reformer of the calendar, is said to have carried an account of this theory to Aristotle.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsAfter the Metonic cycle had been in use about a century, a correction was proposed by Calippus.
Even in the time of Calippus fifty-five of these spheres were computed.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) | Henry Smith Williams
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