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Ancient Greek astronomy
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Ancient Greek astronomy is the astronomy written in the Greek language during classical antiquity. Greek astronomy is understood to include the Ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Greco-Roman, and late antiqu
Anaximander
Anaximander
Aristarchus's 3rd-century BCE calculations on the relative sizes of (from left) the Sun, Earth and Moon, from a 10th-century CE Greek copy
Aristarchus's 3rd-century BCE calculations on the relative sizes of (from left) the Sun, Earth and Moon, from a 10th-century CE Greek copy
Greek equatorial sun dial, Ai-Khanoum, Afghanistan 3rd-2nd century BCE.
Greek equatorial sun dial, Ai-Khanoum, Afghanistan 3rd-2nd century BCE.
Science in classical antiquity
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Science in classical antiquity encompasses inquiries into the workings of the world or universe aimed at both practical goals as well as more abstract investigations belonging to natural philosophy. C
The Ptolemaic system of celestial motion as depicted in the Harmonia Macrocosmica (1661)
The Ptolemaic system of celestial motion as depicted in the Harmonia Macrocosmica (1661)
The physician Hippocrates, known as the "Father of Modern Medicine"
The physician Hippocrates, known as the "Father of Modern Medicine"
A mosaic depicting Plato's Academy, from the Villa of T. Siminius Stephanus in Pompeii (1st century AD)
A mosaic depicting Plato's Academy, from the Villa of T. Siminius Stephanus in Pompeii (1st century AD)
George Trebizond's Latin translation of Ptolemy's Almagest (c. 1451)
George Trebizond's Latin translation of Ptolemy's Almagest (c. 1451)