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Cornell University: Astronomy: Aristarchus

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This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the Earth to the Sun and Moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the Moon and the Sun.

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ancient astronomers, ancient astronomy, ancient mathematics, aristarchus, astronomical theories, heliocentric theory, history of astronomy, cornell university: aristarchus, ancient mathemeticians, aristarchus of samos, eclipse
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional