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Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher

Year born

Sometime between 350 – 370 AD

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Geometry, Algebra

Measure a Day on Jupiter

You may know that the Earth takes 24 hours to rotate around its axis, but did you know other planets rotate as well? However, they do not all spin at the same rate.

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Measure Mountains on the Moon

Did you know there are mountains on the Moon? How tall do you think they are? Are they higher than mountains on Earth?

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Explore Gravity

Use our simulator to investigate the effect of gravity on other worlds. Then use your measurements and a bit of maths to calculate the strength of gravity in each location across the Solar System!

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Kepler's Laws: Find the Mass of the Sun

Many years ago, a mathematician named Johannes Kepler created a set of rules explaining planets' movement in our Solar System.

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