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Eratosthenes (276BC-194BC)
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Eratosthenes is one of the most ingenious mathematicians, but was barely recognized for his efforts.

Born in Cyrene, but living in Alexandria majority of his life, Eratosthenes accomplished a lot. Eratosthenes was the second librarian of Alexandria, succeeding Zenodotos. He is most known for his extremely accurate calculations of the Earth's circumference. Although he made many contributions to math and science discoveries too. This website shows his accomplishments, his impact on history, and a little of his own past.

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Impact on History

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Portrait of Eratosthenes