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ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS
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• ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS (noun)
The noun ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS has 1 sense:
1. an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
Familiarity information: ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
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