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De magnitudinibus et distantiis solis et lunae

On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon

By Aristarchus of Samos.

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Kind of writing
Astronomy/Astrology
Written
4th–3rd c. BC
Length
7,900 words analysed
Vocabulary
69% common words
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1 Greek text, 0 English translations

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

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20 px
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1.8

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