ARISTARCHUS OF SAMOS

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Meaning:

An ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC)

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

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