Get to know Aristarchus better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like grammarian.
Aristarchus in a sentence
Aristarchus meaning
A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical use only in English.
Synonyms of Aristarchus
Using Aristarchus
- The main meaning on this page is: A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical use only in English.
- Useful related words include: grammarian, syntactician, lunar crater.
- In the example corpus, aristarchus often appears in combinations such as: aristarchus of, astronomer aristarchus.
Context around Aristarchus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aristarchus
- In this selection, "aristarchus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, astronomer, main, repeated, measurements and mentioned stand out and add context to how "aristarchus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 19 matching aristarchus s figure and aristarchus of samos. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aristarchus" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aristarchus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Aristarchus was known for his conservative selection of material. (9 words)
Aristarchus of Samos developed the first mathematical formula of astronomy to calculate planet size. (14 words)
Neither Zenodotus nor Aristarchus mentioned any authentic master copy from which to make corrections. (14 words)
Octahedral shape of a diamond The astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was the first known person to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system, while the geographer Eratosthenes accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth. (35 words)
The Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos (c.310 – c.230 BCE) had suggested that the Earth revolves around the Sun, but Copernicus' theory was the first to be accepted as a valid scientific possibility. (34 words)
Astronomy main Aristarchus of Samos published work on how to determine the sizes and distances of the Sun and the Moon, and Eratosthenes used this work to figure the size of the Earth. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
Aristarchus of Samos developed the first mathematical formula of astronomy to calculate planet size.
Aristarchus was known for his conservative selection of material.
Astronomy main Aristarchus of Samos published work on how to determine the sizes and distances of the Sun and the Moon, and Eratosthenes used this work to figure the size of the Earth.
But Aristarchus has brought out a book consisting of certain hypotheses, wherein it appears, as a consequence of the assumptions made, that the Universe is many times greater than the Universe just mentioned.
Flemish astronomer Godefroy Wendelin repeated Aristarchus' measurements in 1635, and found that Ptolemy's value was too low by a factor of at least eleven.
He was one of the ten Attic orators included in the "Alexandrian Canon" compiled by Aristophanes of Byzantium and Aristarchus of Samothrace in the third century BC.
In the 3rd century BC Aristarchus of Samos was the first to suggest a heliocentric system, although only fragmentary descriptions of his idea survive.
Neither Zenodotus nor Aristarchus mentioned any authentic master copy from which to make corrections.
Nevertheless, the story of Demosthenes' relations with Aristarchus is still regarded as more than doubtful, and no other pupil of Demosthenes is known by name.
Octahedral shape of a diamond The astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was the first known person to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system, while the geographer Eratosthenes accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth.
The asterisk derives from the two thousand year old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the asteriskos, ※, which he used when proofreading Homeric poetry to mark lines that were duplicated.
The Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos (c.310 – c.230 BCE) had suggested that the Earth revolves around the Sun, but Copernicus' theory was the first to be accepted as a valid scientific possibility.
This gives a ratio of solar to lunar distance of approximately 19, matching Aristarchus's figure.
Though the original text has been lost, a reference in Archimedes ' book The Sand Reckoner describes Aristarchus's heliocentric model.
Common combinations with aristarchus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- aristarchus of 7×
- astronomer aristarchus 2×