This week we look at a man who looked at the moon whilst it looked at the sun and thought: "Gosh, that looks far away".
But how far away is the sun, really. Or the better question would be: "How far away are we?"
Let's find out as we measure the life and works of Aristarchus of Samos. The second greatest Samos-ian that we have covered so far.
The music was:
"Danse Macabre - Finale"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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