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Greek Astronomy Philosophers: Aristarchus

Greek Astronomy Philosophers: Aristarchus

Aristarchus was first to measure the distance to the sun and moon. Aristarchus of Samos was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician who presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth revolving around it. He presented the first known model that placed the Sun at the center of the known universe with the Earth revolving around it.