The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: The Copernicus of Antiquity (Aristarchus of Samos)

Author: Sir Thomas Little Heath


Release date: December 19, 2018 [eBook #58498]

Language: English

Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58498

Credits: Produced by Turgut Dincer, Charlie Howard, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE COPERNICUS OF ANTIQUITY (ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS) ***

PIONEERS OF PROGRESS

MEN OF SCIENCE
Edited by S. CHAPMAN, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.

THE
COPERNICUS OF ANTIQUITY
(ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS)

BY
Sir THOMAS HEATH
K.C.B., K.C.V.O., F.R.S.; Sc.D., Camb.; Hon. D.Sc., Oxford

LONDON:
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING
CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1920