Summary Nearly 2000 years ago Aristarchus of Samos calculated the distance from the Earth to the moon and from the Earth to the sun. Eclipses are critical to the calculation as they provide the apparent relative sizes of the Earth versus the sun and Earth versus the moon. Coupled with the a method used by Aristophanes to determine the diameter of the Earth these distances can be calculated.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Andrew Low
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 23, 2018
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Official YouTube Channel
Language : English
Summary Nearly 2000 years ago Aristarchus of Samos calculated the distance from the Earth to the moon and from the Earth to the sun. Eclipses are critical to the calculation as they provide the apparent relative sizes of the Earth versus the sun and Earth versus the moon. Coupled with the a method used by Aristophanes to determine the diameter of the Earth these distances can be calculated.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Oct 23, 2018
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Official YouTube Channel
Language : English