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Aristarchus of Samos - Proposition 8. When the sun is...
Proposition 8. When the sun is totally eclipsed, the sun and the moon are then comprehended by one and the same cone which has its vertex at our eye. (Aristarchus of Samos)

Proposition 8. When the sun is totally eclipsed, the sun and the moon are then comprehended by one and the same cone which has its vertex at our eye.

Aristarchus of Samos

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