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title: Theories of Aristarchus
author: Konstable
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# Theories of Aristarchus
_Authored by Konstable_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1084.jpg)
## Image Caption
10th century CE [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) copy of [Aristarchus of Samos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aristarchus_of_Samos/)'s calculations of the relative sizes of the sun, moon and the earth.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Konstable. (2013, March 08). Theories of Aristarchus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Konstable. "Theories of Aristarchus." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 08, 2013. .
### MLA
Konstable. "Theories of Aristarchus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Mar 2013, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aristarchus_working.jpg) by [**Konstable**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aristarchus_working.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 March 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.