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Eratosthenes
[ er-uh-tos-thuh-neez ]
noun
- 276?–195? b.c., Greek mathematician and astronomer at Alexandria.
Eratosthenes
/ ˌɛrəˈtɒsθɪˌniːz /
noun
- Eratosthenes?276 bc?194 bcMGreekSCIENCE: mathematicianSCIENCE: astronomer ?276–?194 bc , Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
Eratosthenes
/ ĕr′ə-tŏs′thə-nēz′ /
- Greek mathematician and astronomer who is best known for making an accurate estimate of the circumference of the Earth by measuring the angle of the Sun's rays at two different locations at the same time. He also invented a method for listing the prime numbers that are less than any given number.
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There is no ground for considering the Geography of Strabo an improved edition of that of Eratosthenes.
In conclusion, he again corrects Eratosthenes as regards the magnitude and divisions of the inhabited world.
The next scheme of musical ratios is that of Eratosthenes, who makes no use of the natural Major Third.
The places in a straight line with these, as far as India, are described in the same manner by Artemidorus and Eratosthenes.
Eratosthenes relates the same facts, for he speaks of a winter and a summer sowing, and of the rain at the same seasons.
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