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Eratosthenes

Greek mathematician, geographer, poet (c. 276 – c. 195/194 BC)

This article is about the Greek scholar of the third century BC. For other uses, see Eratosthenes (disambiguation).

Eratosthenes of Cyrene (; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης[eratostʰénɛːs]; c. 276 BC – c. 195/194 BC) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. His work is comparable to what is now known as the study of geography, and he introduced some of the terminology still used today.[1]

He is best known for being the first person known to calculate the Earth's circumference, which he did by using the extensive survey results he could access in his role at the Library. His calculation was remarkably accurate (his error margin turned out to be less than 1%).[2][3] He was also the first person to calculate Earth's axial tilt, which similarly proved to have remarkable accuracy.[4] He created the first g

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Mathematics has beauty and romance. It’s not a boring place to be….It’s an extraordinary place; it’s worth spending time there—Marcus du Sautoy

Math can be fun. This statement may bring shrieks to students throughout the blogosphere, but hear me out. Thanks to a mathematician named Eratosthenes, a portion of math has gotten easier and indeed more enjoyable.

The ancient Greek savant developed an algorithm to quickly and easily indentify prime numbers. His method is referred to as the Sieve Of Eratosthenes.A Crow’s View finds it interesting on many different levels.

Eratosthenes lived from 276-194 BCE. He hailed from the Greek colony Cyrene in what is now present day Libya. His achievements include calculating the Earth’s circumference (the first to do so), founded scientific chronology, and was chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. He is even credited with inventing the concept of Leap Day.

In his day Eratosthenes was renowned for his intelligence. He was a man of many talents and excelled in many fields. Contemp

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Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician and scholar born in Cyrene, Libya in the 3rd century BC. He made accurate calculations to measure the circumference of the Earth and proved that it was round, using observations in Syene and Alexandria. Eratosthenes made many contributions across multiple fields, including mathematics, astronomy, geography and philosophy, though many of his original works are now lost. He died at age 80 after going blind and starving himself.

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Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician and scholar born in Cyrene, Libya in the 3rd century BC. He made accurate calculations to measure the circumference of the Earth and proved that it was round, using observations in Syene and Alexandria. Eratosthenes made many contributions across multiple fields, including mathematics, a

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