Calippus
[ kuh-lip-uh s ]
/ kəˈlɪp əs /
noun
Definition for calippus (2 of 2)
Callippus
or Ca·lip·pus, Cal·lip·us
[ kuh-lip-uh s ]
/ kəˈlɪp əs /
noun
flourished 4th century b.c.,
Greek astronomer.
Example sentences from the Web for calippus
Even in the time of Calippus fifty-five of these spheres were computed.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) |Henry Smith WilliamsCalippus, the reformer of the calendar, is said to have carried an account of this theory to Aristotle.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5) |Henry Smith WilliamsAfter the Metonic cycle had been in use about a century, a correction was proposed by Calippus.