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The Measurements Of Eratosthenes

April 28, 2019 Quintus Curtius History Eratosthenes, measurement

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 B.C.–c. 195 B.C.) is justly famous for his ingenious method of calculating the circumference of the earth.  What is less widely known is the fact that he made other contributions to the history of mathematics, some of which we will discuss here.

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