We take for granted that science is quantitative.  But the early Greeks were primarily interested in philosophical argument rather than careful measurement.  This began to change in the 3rd century BC when two of the great figures in early science came on the scene.  Eratosthenes would measure the circumference of the Earth, while Aristarchus would be even more ambitious and would attempt to measure the distance to the Sun and the Moon.<a rel="payment" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience">Support the show</a>Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

We take for granted that science is quantitative. But the early Greeks were primarily interested in philosophical argument rather than careful measurement. This began to change in the 3rd century BC when two of the great figures in early science came on the scene. Eratosthenes would measure the circumference of the Earth, while Aristarchus would be even more ambitious and would attempt to measure the distance to the Sun and the Moon. Support the show Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

We take for granted that science is quantitative.&nbsp; But the early Greeks were primarily interested in philosophical argument rather than careful measurement.&nbsp; This began to change in the 3rd century BC when two of the great figures in early science came on the scene.&nbsp; Eratosthenes would measure the circumference of the Earth, while Aristarchus would be even more ambitious and would attempt to measure the distance to the Sun and the Moon.<a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Contact: thecompletehistoryofscience@gmail.com BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social Music Credit: Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Eratosthenes and Aristarchus

A podcast exploring the history of science from the beginning.&nbsp; We will cover all of the most important scientific discoveries from Archimedes to Newton to Einstein.&nbsp; The aim is to give a complete overview of how science evolved and how it shaped the modern world. Support the show and keep it going:&nbsp;https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Follow me on BlueSky for updates:&nbsp;https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social YouTube:https://youtube.com/@thecompletehistoryofscience Music credit:Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Photo credit: "L0015096EB" by Wellcome Library, London is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Image has been cropped.

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A podcast exploring the history of science from the beginning.  We will cover all of the most important scientific discoveries from Archimedes to Newton to Einstein.  The aim is to give a complete overview of how science evolved and how it shaped the modern world. Support the show and keep it going:  https://buymeacoffee.com/completehistoryofscience Follow me on BlueSky for updates:  https://bsky.app/profile/gethinrichards.bsky.social YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thecompletehistoryofscience Music credit:Folk Round Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Photo credit: "L0015096EB" by Wellcome Library, London is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Image has been cropped.

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