Publisher

Handout

Cornell University: Astronomy: Aristarchus

Curated by ACT

This site from Cornell University provides a discussion of how Aristarchus arrived at his conclusions of the distance from the Earth to the Sun and Moon. Also has his methods for determining the size of the Moon and the Sun.

3 Views 0 Downloads

Additional Tags

ancient astronomers, ancient astronomy, ancient mathematics, aristarchus, astronomical theories, heliocentric theory, history of astronomy, cornell university: aristarchus, ancient mathemeticians, aristarchus of samos, eclipse

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Instructional

View 73,274 other resources for 9th - 10th Grade Social Studies & History