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Distances to the Sun and Moon - Famous Math Problems

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This lecture examines how ancient Greek thinkers used measurements, lunar eclipses, Earth’s shadow, and geometric reasoning to estimate the sizes and distances of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

Syllabus

Introduction
Diameter of sun
How far away are the sun and the moon?
Anaxagoras and lunar eclipses
Exodus and motions of moon, sun and planets
Eratosthenes and measurements
Aristarchus and Earth's shadow

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