Oenopides (489–419 BCE)

Born 489 BCE, died 419 BCE.

Oenopides of Chios (Greek: Οἰνοπίδης ὁ Χῖος; born c. 490 BCE) was an ancient Greek geometer, astronomer and mathematician, who lived around 450 BCE.

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