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.
I guess ya gotta be in the same age range as me (I'm 73 now) to relate to what I mean about our specific influences growing up. TV was...
Greeks, of course. Including Diogenes who invented the middle finger salute
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