astro.wikisort.org - ResearcherTimocharis of Alexandria (Greek: Τιμόχαρις or Τιμοχάρης, gen. Τιμοχάρους; c. 320–260 BC) was a Greek astronomer and philosopher. Likely born in Alexandria, he was a contemporary of Euclid.
Work
What little is known about Timocharis comes from citations by Ptolemy in the Almagest. These indicate that Timocharis worked in Alexandria during the 290s and 280s BC. Ptolemy lists the declination of 18 stars as recorded by Timocharis or Aristillus in roughly the year 290 BC.[1] Between 295 and 272 BC, Timocharis recorded four lunar occultations and the passage of the planet Venus across a star.[2] These were recorded using both the Egyptian and Athenian calendars.[3] The observed stellar passage by Venus may have occurred on October 12, 272 BC when the planet came within 15 arcminutes of the star η Virginis.[4]
The observations by Timocharis are among the oldest Greek records that can be assigned a specific date. They are only exceeded by records of the summer solstice of 432 BC, as noted by Euctemon and Meton.[5] Timocharis worked with Aristillus in an astronomical observatory that was most likely part of the Library of Alexandria. Their equipment would have been simple, most likely consisting of gnomons, sundials and an armillary sphere. The two were contemporaries of Aristarchus of Samos, but it is unclear whether there was any association between Timocharis and Aristarchus.[6]
During his astronomical observations, Timocharis recorded that the star Spica was located 8° west of the Autumnal equinox. Later, Hipparchus observed that Spica was only 6° west of the Autumnal equinox. Hipparchus was able to deduce the period during which Timocharis made his observations based upon the records of earlier lunar eclipses. From this difference, Hipparchus discovered that the longitudes of the stars had changed over time, which led him to determine the first value of the precession of the equinoxes as no less than 1/100° per year.[5]
In approximately 3rd century BC, with the help of Aristillus, he created the first star catalogue in the Western world.[citation needed]
He is regarded as the first astronomer to have made a recorded mention of the planet Mercury.[7][8]
The crater Timocharis on the Moon is named after him.[9]
References
- Newton, R. R. (1974). "The obliquity of the ecliptic two millennia ago". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 169 (2): 331–342. Bibcode:1974MNRAS.169..331N. doi:10.1093/mnras/169.2.331.
- Jones, Alexander (1999). Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus. Vol. 1–2. DIANE Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 0-87169-233-3.
- Jones, A. (1997), On the reconstructed Macedonian and Egyptian lunar calendars (PDF), vol. 119, pp. 157–166, retrieved 2009-09-10
- Fomenko, A. T.; Vi︠a︡cheslavovich, Vladimir Kalashnikov; Nosovskiĭ, Gleb Vladimirovich (1993). Geometrical and statistical methods of analysis of star configurations: dating Ptolemy's Almagest. CRC Press. p. 215. ISBN 0-8493-4483-2.
- Evans, James (1998). The History & Practice of Ancient Astronomy. Oxford University Press US. p. 259. ISBN 0-19-509539-1.
- Sarton, George (1993). Hellenistic science and culture in the last three centuries B.C.. Courier Dover Publications. p. 53. ISBN 0-486-27740-2.
- "intro". history.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- Greeley, Ronald (21 February 2013). Introduction to Planetary Geomorphology. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521867115.
- "Timocharis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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Instruments |
- Antikythera mechanism
- Armillary sphere
- Astrolabe
- Dioptra
- Equatorial ring
- Gnomon
- Mural instrument
- Triquetrum
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Concepts |
- Callippic cycle
- Celestial spheres
- Circle of latitude
- Counter-Earth
- Deferent and epicycle
- Equant
- Geocentrism
- Heliocentrism
- Hipparchic cycle
- Metonic cycle
- Octaeteris
- Solstice
- Spherical Earth
- Sublunary sphere
- Zodiac
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- Babylonian astronomy
- Egyptian astronomy
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- Medieval European science
- Indian astronomy
- Medieval Islamic astronomy
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[de] Timocharis von Alexandria
Timocharis von Alexandria (* um 320 v. Chr.; † 260 v. Chr.) war ein griechischer Astronom und Philosoph, wahrscheinlich geboren in Alexandria. Er war ein Zeitgenosse von Euklid. Der Mondkrater Timocharis wurde nach ihm benannt.
- [en] Timocharis
[es] Timocares de Alejandría
Timocares de Alejandría, también Timocaris o Timócaris, (aproximadamente 320 a. C. - 260 a. C.) fue un astrónomo y filósofo griego.
[it] Timocari
Timòcari o Timocaride di Alessandria (in greco antico: Τιμόχαρις, Timòcaris, in latino: Timochăris; 320 a.C. circa – 260 a.C.) è stato un astronomo e filosofo greco antico, nato probabilmente ad Alessandria e contemporaneo di Euclide: intorno al III secolo a.C., in collaborazione con Aristillo, compilò il primo catalogo stellare del mondo occidentale[1].
[ru] Тимохарис
Тимоха́рис Александри́йский (др.-греч. Τιμόχαρις, конец IV — начало III в. до н. э.) — древнегреческий астроном.
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