---
name: Autolycus of Pitane
name_greek: Αὐτόλυκος ὁ Πιταναῖος
eul_aid: liq
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/autolycus-of-pitane-liq"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Attic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Autolycus of Pitane

*Αὐτόλυκος ὁ Πιταναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `liq` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/autolycus-of-pitane-liq)

Autolycus of Pitane, Hellenistic astronomer and mathematician. Two treatises on spherical astronomy. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On Risings and Settings](https://eulogikon.org/works/autolycus-pitane-risings-settings-liq-aa) — *Περὶ Ἀνατολῶν καὶ Δύσεων* · `liq-aa`
- [On the Moving Sphere](https://eulogikon.org/works/autolycus-pitane-moving-sphere-liq-ab) — *Περὶ τῆς κινούμενης σφαίρας* · `liq-ab`

## License and provenance

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