Greek Physics: Calculating the distance to the Sun and Moon
- Episode aired Oct 24, 2018
- 25m
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 appa... Read allNearly 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 th... Read allNearly 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... Read all