# Heraclides Ponticus

> Heraclides Ponticus was a Greek philosopher and astronomer who was born in Heraclea Pontica, now Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkey, and migrated to Athens. He is best remembered for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis, from west to east, once every 24 hours. He is also hailed as the originator of the heliocentric theory, although this is disputed.

*Greek philosopher and astronomer (c.390–c.310 BC)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/heraclides-ponticus

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** -385
- **Died:** -322
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 27.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Heraklides_z_Pontu)
- [Heraclides Pòntic](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclides_P%C3%B2ntic)
- [Hérakleidés Pontský](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9rakleid%C3%A9s_Pontsk%C3%BD)
- [Herakleides Pontikos](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herakleides_Pontikos)
- [Ηρακλείδης ο Ποντικός](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82)
- [Heraclides Ponticus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclides_Ponticus)
- [Heraklides Pontikos](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklides_Pontikos)
- [Heráclides Póntico](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%C3%A1clides_P%C3%B3ntico)
- [Heraklides Pontiko](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklides_Pontiko)
- [هراکلیدس پونتیکوس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Herakleides Pontoslainen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herakleides_Pontoslainen)
- [Héraclide du Pont](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9raclide_du_Pont)
- [Heraclides Ponticus](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclides_Ponticus)
- [הרקלידס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A1)
- [Heraclides Ponticus](https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclides_Ponticus)
- [Pontoszi Hérakleidész](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoszi_H%C3%A9rakleid%C3%A9sz)
- [Heraklides Pontikos](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklides_Pontikos)
- [Eraclide Pontico](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraclide_Pontico)
- [ヘラクレイデス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%98%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9)
- [ჰერაკლიდე პონტოელი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%B0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%99%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%94_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98)
- [Понтиялық Гераклид](https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%8B%D2%9B_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4)
- [Гераклид Понтийский](https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Heraclides Ponticus](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclides_Ponticus)
- [Heraklides z Pontu](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklides_z_Pontu)
- [هراکليدس پونتيکوس](https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B3_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Heráclides do Ponto](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%C3%A1clides_do_Ponto)
- [Wikiquote](https://hu.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pontoszi_H%C3%A9rakleid%C3%A9sz)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316334)

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