Seleucus of Seleucia

Seleucus of Seleucia
Σέλευκος ὁ Σελεύκειος
Bornc. 190 BC
Seleucia, Seleucid Empire
Diedc. 150 BC
unknown
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Seleucus of Seleucia (Greek: Σέλευκος Seleukos; born c. 190 BC; fl. c. 150 BC) was a Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher.[1] Coming from Seleucia on the Tigris, Mesopotamia, the capital of the Seleucid Empire, or, alternatively, Seleukia on the Erythraean Sea,[2][3] he is best known as a proponent of heliocentrism[4][5][6] and for his theory of the causes of tides.

  1. ^ Greek astronomer:
    The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS):

    Greek philosopher, born in Seleucia, ...

    ScienceWorld:

    Greek philosopher who was the one astronomer of note who championed Aristarchus's heliocentric theory.
  2. ^ Neugebauer 1945, pp. 39–42:

    Among several cities named Seleukia, the best known is Seleukia on the Tigris, the capital of the Seleucid kingdom. It is possible that the astronomer Seleukos lived or was born in this city, but it is also possible that his native town was Seleukia on the Erythrean Sea.
  3. ^ Describing his studies in the tides, Strabo claims that Seleucus was "from the region of the Erythraean Sea" (3.5.9).
  4. ^ Index of Ancient Greek Philosophers-Scientists Archived 2009-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Seleucus of Seleucia (c. 190 BC–?), The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  6. ^ Seleucus of Seleucia (ca. 190–unknown BC), ScienceWorld