Heraclides Ponticus

Heraclides Ponticus was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who was born in Heraclea Pontica, now Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, and migrated to Athens. He is best remembered for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis, from west to east, once every 24 hours.

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Who was born first?

• Heraclides Ponticus was born 5 years before Menaechmus
• Heraclides Ponticus was born 15 years before Callippus of Cyzicus
• Heraclides Ponticus was born 22 years after Speusippus
• Heraclides Ponticus was born 25 years before Autolycus of Pitane
• Heraclides Ponticus was born 32 years after Theaetetus

Timeline

1. Theaetetuscirca 417 BC – circa 369 BC
2. Speusippus407–339 BC
3. Heraclides Ponticus (this page)385 BC – circa 322 BC
4. Menaechmuscirca 380 BC – circa 320 BC
5. Callippus of Cyzicuscirca 370 BC – circa 310 BC
6. Autolycus of Pitanecirca 360 BC – circa 290 BC

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