Seleucus of Seleucia

Seleucus of Seleucia was a Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher. Coming from Seleucia on the Tigris, Mesopotamia, the capital of the Seleucid Empire, or, alternatively, Seleukia on the Erythraean Sea, he is best known as a proponent of heliocentrism and for his theory of the causes of tides.

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Who was born first?

• Seleucus of Seleucia and Hipparchus were born the same year
• Seleucus of Seleucia and Hypsicles were born the same year
• Seleucus of Seleucia was born 30 years before Theodosius of Bithynia
• Seleucus of Seleucia was born 40 years before Zeno of Sidon
• Seleucus of Seleucia was born 40 years before Acharya Pingala

Timeline

1. Hipparchuscirca 190 BC – circa 120 BC
2. Hypsiclescirca 190 BC – circa 120 BC
3. Seleucus of Seleucia (this page)190s BC – 2nd century BC
4. Theodosius of Bithyniacirca 160 BC – circa 90 BC
5. Acharya Pingala150 BC–AD 67
6. Zeno of Sidon150 BC – circa 70 BC

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