Person: Callippus Of Cyzicus

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Callippus was a Greek astronomer who made accurate determinations of the lengths of the seasons and constructed a calendarused by all later astronomers.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born about 370 BC, Cyzicus, Asia Minor (now Turkey). Died about 310 BC.

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Ancient Greek, Astronomy, Origin Turkey, Physics

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive