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100	1		_aHeath, Thomas Little, Sir, _d1861-1940
245	1	4	_aThe Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2018
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aPioneers of progress. Men of science.
500			_aRelease date is 2018-12-19
505	0		_aPart I. Greek astronomy to Aristarchus: Thales. Anaximander. Anaximenes. Pythagoras. Parmenides. Anaxagoras. Empedocles. The Pythagoreans. Œnopides of Chios. Plato. Eudoxus, Callippus, Aristotle. Heraclides of Pontus -- Part II. Aristarchus of Samos: The heliocentric hypothesis. On the apparent diameter of the sun. On the sizes and distances of the sun and moon. On the year and "Great Year". Later improvements on Aristarchus's figures. Bibliography. Chronology.
508			_aProduced by Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)" by Sir Thomas Little Heath is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work primarily examines the contributions of Aristarchus of Samos to astronomy, placing his heliocentric theory in the context of earlier Greek astronomical developments, and exploring how his ideas preceded and informed those of later thinkers, including Copernicus. The book encompasses the evolution of astronomical thought and the notable figures who contributed to its progress, ultimately emphasizing Aristarchus's significance. At the start of the book, the author provides a historical overview of Greek astronomy, highlighting the contributions of ancient philosophers such as Thales and Anaximander before introducing Aristarchus. This foundation sets the stage for understanding Aristarchus’s revolutionary proposal that the sun, rather than the Earth, is the center of the universe. Heath's narrative underscores the Greeks' remarkable observational skills and philosophical clarity, detailing how their inquiries laid the groundwork for the emergence of a more scientific approach to understanding celestial phenomena. The opening illustrates the interplay between theoretical speculations and empirical observations in the realm of astronomy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aAstronomy, Greek
653			_aAristarchus, of Samos. On the sizes and distances of the sun and moon
653			_aAstronomers -- Greece -- Biography
653			_aAristarchus, of Samos
830		0	_aPioneers of progress. Men of science.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58498
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