Autolycus of Pitane

Autolycus of Pitane was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, and geographer. He is known today for his two surviving works On the Moving Sphere and On Risings and Settings, both about spherical geometry.

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Who was born first?

• Autolycus of Pitane was born 10 years before Eudemus of Rhodes
• Autolycus of Pitane was born 10 years after Callippus of Cyzicus
• Autolycus of Pitane was born 20 years after Menaechmus
• Autolycus of Pitane was born 25 years after Heraclides Ponticus
• Autolycus of Pitane was born 40 years before Timocharis

Timeline

1. Heraclides Ponticus385 BC – circa 322 BC
2. Menaechmuscirca 380 BC – circa 320 BC
3. Callippus of Cyzicuscirca 370 BC – circa 310 BC
4. Autolycus of Pitane (this page)circa 360 BC – circa 290 BC
5. Eudemus of Rhodescirca 350 BC – circa 290 BC
6. Timocharis320–260 BC

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