The purpose of this book is to present to the broad reading public the Astronomers of Ancient Greece, both men and women, to outline their work, and to make known those who, although they contributed to laying the foundations of the science of the heavens, remained unknown for many reasons not only to the audience of scholars but also to several experts in the history of ancient Greek science.

A deliberate expansion of the term ‘Astronomers’ has been made to include Cosmologists, Meteorologists, as well as Mathematical Geographers, due to the significant relevance these respective sciences had in Ancient Greece. By saying Astronomers with the previous assumption, we mean all those who were at least knowledgeable of the astronomy of their time, which they somehow taught or wrote about.

Unfortunately, the valuable works of the Ancient Greek astronomers were lost during the fire that destroyed the Library of Alexandria, an event that set back the progress of civilization.

In the second edition, the oversights of the first edition have been corrected and the number of astronomers has been supplemented with 10 additional names. More recent information has also been added for certain astronomers, specifically for Eudoxus, Heraclides of Pontus, Diogenes of Apollonia, Democritus, Euclid, and Proclus.

[Excerpt from the text of the preface]