Greek Physics: Calculating the distance to the Sun and Moon

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.

SUnknownGreek Physics: Calculating the distance to the Sun and Moon

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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.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Oct 23, 2018

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

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