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Greece - Greek Astronomy
Information on the Greeks' constellations, measurement, geometry, and the solar system.
What Are the Names of the Constellations in Latin
What are the Latin names for the constellations? Here is a list of the 48 from Ptolemy with their English, Latin, and abbreviated forms.
Aristarchus
Aristarchus was an ancient astronomer with a lunar crater named for him.
Antikythera Mechanism
The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient calculator referred to as the first mechanical computer.
Anaximander
Anaximander is credited with inventing the gnomon on the sundial and with drawing a map of the world in which people live.
Early Greek Scientists Struggle to Explain the Heavens
Ellen Brundige describes the interaction between Egypt, the Near Eastern and Ionian Greeks in the understanding of the workings of the solar system.
How the Greeks Used Geometry
University of Virginia's Michael Fowler explains how Plato, Aristotle, Eudoxus and others used circular paths (orbits) to explain observed astronomical phenomena.
Measuring the Solar System
Michael Fowler lecture. Eratosthenes measurement of Earth's diameter, Aristarchus on the distance to the moon, and the distance to the sun.
Presentations for Greek Science
Student papers for Tufts University. Includes: The Golden Section, Inventing the Solar System, Thales, and Categories of Greek Mathematics.