Aristarchus of Samos

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:active_years 3rd century BC
gptkbp:associated_with Ancient Greek science.
Hellenistic astronomy.
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Samos
gptkbp:birth_year c. 310 BC
gptkbp:contribution Natural philosophy.
Proposed that the Sun is at the center of the universe.
First to suggest a heliocentric system.
Influenced the scientific revolution.
Proposed the relative sizes of the Sun and Moon.
gptkbp:cultural_impact Significant in the history of astronomy.
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Samos
gptkbp:death_year c. 230 BC
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:field_of_study Astronomy.
gptkbp:historical_context Hellenistic period.
gptkbp:historical_legacy Foundation for modern astronomy.
gptkbp:historical_role Astronomer.
gptkbp:historical_significance Pioneering work in astronomy.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aristarchus of Samos
gptkbp:influence Challenged geocentric views.
gptkbp:influence_on Kepler.
Modern astronomy.
Galileo.
Newton.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Copernicus
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pythagoras
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:heliocentric_model_of_the_solar_system
Calculating the relative distances of the Sun and Moon.
gptkbp:legacy Influenced later astronomical models.
gptkbp:notable_achievements First to propose a heliocentric model.
gptkbp:notable_feature Astronomical observations.
Philosophical inquiry.
Celestial navigation.
Scientific inquiry.
Scientific methodology.
Cosmology.
Astronomical calculations.
Astronomical distances.
Astronomical inquiry.
Astronomical instruments.
Astronomical methods.
Astronomical principles.
Astronomical theories.
Celestial mechanics.
Celestial observations.
Cosmological inquiry.
Cosmological methods.
Cosmological principles.
Empirical evidence.
Geometric astronomy.
Heliocentrism.
Mathematical astronomy.
Mathematical inquiry.
Mathematical methods.
Mathematical principles.
Philosophical methods.
Philosophical principles.
Philosophical theories.
Planetary motion.
Relative sizes of celestial bodies.
Scientific methods.
Scientific principles.
Scientific reasoning.
Scientific theories.
gptkbp:notable_influence Aristotle.
gptkbp:notable_students None known.
gptkbp:notable_works On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon
gptkbp:philosophy Natural philosophy.
gptkbp:research Empirical observations.
Geometric measurements.
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Philosopher.
gptkbp:technique Mathematical calculations.
gptkbp:theory Sun-centered universe.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nicolas_Copernicus
gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkb:Samos
gptkb:Copernicus
gptkb:Aristarchus_crater
gptkb:Greco-Roman_civilization
gptkb:Raphael's_School_of_Athens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5