Aristarchus (Greek: Ἀρίσταρχος; 310 BC - ca. 230 BC) was a Greek astronomer and mathematician, born on the island of Samos, in Greece. He was the first person to present ...
Definitions of aristarchus, of samos at Dictionary.com. ... 3. an extremely bright crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon: about 29 miles (47 km) in diameter from ...