Aristarchus of Samos

Ancient Greek Astronomer
(BEST ASTRONOMER)

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Did y’all know i was one of the first to try and figure out the diameters of our moon and some close stars

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Did y’all know i was brave enough to openly disagree with the king and church of my time

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Did you know i was also one of the most brilliant mathematicians of my time.🤪

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Another challenge i had, nobody agreed with me😐. Like at all. And now y’all are eating my leftovers

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

“We will know which stars to visit. Our descendants will then skim the light years, the children of Thales and Aristarchus, Leonardo and Einstein.” - Carl Sagan

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@CarlEdSagan34“We will know which stars to visit. Our descendants will then skim the light years, the children of Thales and Aristarchus, Leonardo and Einstein.” - Carl Sagan

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@Katherine_John6 West Virgin? U prolly like Ohio too🤡🙈

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@YourFriendAl76 @CarlEdSagan34“We will know which stars to visit. Our descendants will then skim the light years, the children of Thales and Aristarchus, Leonardo and Einstein.” - Carl Sagan

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@_GeorgeSpace_ u a snack tho😳

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One of my biggest challenges was Being threatened with prosecution for my theories😢😖

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Did you know nobody has proof of where i was born😖😩

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

I might be the oldest one here, given that i was born in the 300sBCE

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@toohipptoquit Ong bro, Romans be trippin

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@Thelegendcopern Imagine gatekeeping

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

@lilmisscomet Sounds like an L moment

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Imagine not proposing the first approximate size and distances of the Sun.

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Ptolemy kinda chill like that. He let me attend his school😎

[Hipparchus of Rhodes @toohipptoquit]

Props to Ptolemy for preserving a ton of my works second-hand, since I only have one surviving book, what a g🙌 #cameinclutch

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

I am Greek😐🤡

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Fun fact: “Aristarchus” actually means “the best prince”🤴

[Aristarchus of Samos @TheAristarchus]

Did You know i actually first proposed the idea that the earth rotates on an axis🧐