Aristarchus of Samos

c.310-c.230 BCE · Samos, Alexandria · Greek astronomy

heliocentrismsolar-systemlost-original

Primary works· 1

c.270 BCE
On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon· Koine Greek

Biography pending

No hand-written bio for Aristarchus of Samos yet. The metadata above (lifespan, region, tradition, primary works, tags) is the canon record from canon-figures/figures.json. Bios live under canon-figures/bios/ — contributions welcome.

Sources

Wikipedia ↗
primary biographical entry
Wikidata ↗
structured identifiers (VIAF, GND, ORCID, ISNI)
OpenAlex ↗
OA-indexed authored works + citation graph
Google Scholar ↗
works authored, works citing — broadest coverage

add bio on github ↗edit metadata (figures.json) ↗contribute canon →