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10th century CE Greek copy of Aristarchus of Samos's 2nd century BCE calculations of the relative sizes of the Sun, Moon and the Earth (Vat. gr. 204 fol. 116 recto math06 NS.02).

Online source: Pearson Prentice Hall Companion Website for Astronomy Today

Original source: Library of Congress Vatican Exhibit

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