Sunday, October 27, 2024

The Greek genius you never heard of...

Eratosthenes (l. c. 276-195 BCE) was a Greek astronomer, geographer,
 mathematician, and poet best known for being the first to calculate the circumference of the earth and its axial tilt.
 
Read more about this remarkable man here.

1 comment:

  1. Greeks, of course. Including Diogenes who invented the middle finger salute

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