Meton of Athens
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Meton of Athens was a 5th-century BCE Greek astronomer and mathematician known for introducing the 19-year Metonic cycle that linked lunar and solar calendars.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian citizen
ⓘ
ancient Greek astronomer ⓘ ancient Greek mathematician ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedCityState | Athens ⓘ |
| associatedDiscipline | Greek theoretical astronomy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Metonic cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian calendar reform
|
| calendarTypeWorkedOn | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| contribution |
introduction of a 19-year lunisolar cycle
ⓘ
linking lunar and solar calendars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| era |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical period of Ancient Greece
|
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
ⓘ
calendar science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter | Metonic cycle ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic astronomy
ⓘ
later Greek calendar systems ⓘ |
| knownFor | Metonic cycle ⓘ |
| legacy |
Metonic cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Metonic cycle used in later calendar computations
|
| name | Meton of Athens self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | establishing a 19-year cycle in which lunar phases recur on the same solar dates ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Athens ⓘ |
| usedFor | regulation of lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
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