Greek Physics: Calculating the distance to the Sun and Moon

This video looks at the method of Aristarchus for determining the distance to the Sun and Moon. This simplified calculations in this video follow the presentation given in ’To Explain the World’ by Steven Weinberg, which provides an excellent commentary on the discovery of modern science. You can help support this channel via the Physics Explained Patreon account: You can follow me on instagram: You can follow me on Twitter: