Ar·is·tar·chus

(ăr′ĭ-stär′kəs) 217?-145? bc.

Greek grammarian and critic noted for his arrangement of and commentary on the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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Aristarchus

(ˌærɪˈstɑːkəs)

(Celestial Objects) a crater in the NE quadrant of the moon, having a diameter of about 37 kilometres, which is the brightest formation on the moon

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Ar•is•tar•chus

(ˌær əˈstɑr kəs)

n.

1. of Samos, late 3rd century B.C., Greek astronomer.

2. of Samothrace, c216–144 B.C., Greek philologist and critic.

Ar`is•tar′chi•an, adj.

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Noun	1.	Aristarchus - an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)
	2.	Aristarchus - a bright crater on the Moon

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As Alexander Bird (2007: 95) observes, the hypothesis that the Sun is at the center of the universe was proposed by Aristarchus of Samos, then rejected by Aristotle and Ptolemaic scientists, and later embraced by Copernicus.

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In cosmology, a Pythagorean pupil, Philolaus (470-385 BCE), was the first to break with the geocentric world-view, while Herakleides (387-312 BCE) and Aristarchus (310-230 BCE) were the first to assert a heliocentric world view, later forgotten and independently rediscovered by Copernicus seventeen centuries later.

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