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How did the Greeks know the distance between the earth and the moon?

April 26, 2017Astronomy distance earth Greeks Mathematics moon

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How did the Greeks know the distance between the earth and the moon?

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A Greek philosopher called Aristarchus first calculated the distance using a system of ‘proportion’ during solar eclipses. Later a system using ‘parallax’ was also used by the Greeks for the same purpose.