Attalus of Rhodes

Attalus of Rhodes

Attalus of Rhodes was an ancient Greek grammarian, astronomer, and mathematician, who lived in Rhodes in the 2nd century BC, and was a contemporary of Hipparchus. He wrote a commentary on the "Phaenomena" of Aratus. Although this work is lost, Hipparchus cites him in his "Commentary on the Phaenomena of Eudoxus and Aratus". Attalus sought to defend both Aratus and Eudoxus against criticisms from contemporary astronomers and mathematicians.


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