Cleomedes

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
ancient astronomer
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:floruit 1st century CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cleomedes
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Posidonius
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:On_the_Circular_Motions_of_the_Celestial_Bodies
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Roman
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
astronomer
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:On_the_Circular_Motions_of_the_Celestial_Bodies
gptkbp:subjectOf critique of astrology
discussion of the heliocentric theory (as a hypothesis)
discussion of the measurement of the sun's diameter
discussion of the measurement of the distance to the sun
discussion of the measurement of the moon's diameter
discussion of atmospheric refraction
discussion of the Earth's sphericity
discussion of the Milky Way
discussion of the celestial sphere
discussion of the ecliptic
discussion of the equinoxes
discussion of the fixed stars
discussion of the moon's apparent motion
discussion of the nature of comets
discussion of the nature of eclipses
discussion of the nature of halos
discussion of the nature of meteors
discussion of the nature of parhelia
discussion of the nature of shooting stars
discussion of the nature of the atmosphere
discussion of the nature of the aurora
discussion of the nature of the ether
discussion of the nature of the heavens
discussion of the nature of the rainbow
discussion of the phases of the moon
discussion of the planets
discussion of the precession of the equinoxes
discussion of the seasons
discussion of the solstices
discussion of the sun's apparent motion
discussion of the tides
discussion of the zodiac
lunar eclipse explanation
explanation of the apparent size of the sun and moon
discussion of the measurement of the Earth's circumference
discussion of the apparent retrograde motion of planets
discussion of the distance and size of the sun and moon
discussion of the measurement of the distance to the moon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thirty_Tyrants_in_Athens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6