Aristarchus of Samos

Definitions of Aristarchus of Samos
  1. noun
    an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
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    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
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