Aristarchus of Samos Quote

The sun has to the moon a ratio greater than that which 5832 has to 1, but less than that which 8000 has to 1.

Proposition 10

On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and the Moon (c. 250 BC)


The sun has to the moon a ratio greater than that which 5832 has to 1, but less than that which 8000 has to 1.

The sun has to the moon a ratio greater than that which 5832 has to 1, but less than that which 8000 has to 1.

The sun has to the moon a ratio greater than that which 5832 has to 1, but less than that which 8000 has to 1.

The sun has to the moon a ratio greater than that which 5832 has to 1, but less than that which 8000 has to 1.