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Cleostratus

Cleostratus (Greek: Κλεόστρατος; b. c. 520 BC; d. possibly 432 BC) was an astronomer of ancient Greece. He was a native of Tenedos. He is believed by ancient historians to have introduced the zodiac (beginning with Aries and Sagittarius) and the solar calendar. According to J. Webb, Cleostratus took his ideas from the Babylonians.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cleostratus monocerus

speciesCleostratus monocerus

Cleostratus depauperatus

speciesCleostratus depauperatus

Cleostratus helleri

speciesCleostratus helleri

Cleostratus longifrons

speciesCleostratus longifrons

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 753464.