HyperDic: aristarchus_of_samos

English > 1 sense of the expression Aristarchus of Samos:
NOUNperson Aristarchus of Samosan ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
English > Aristarchus of Samos: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC).
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
CatalanAristarc de Samos

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