Eratosthenes Astronomers Biography

Eratosthenes Astronomers Biography

This category lists pages and sites about the Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer Eratosthenes (276 BC - 194 BC) All sites listed here are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment and/or for schoolwork.

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Eratho - Brief information on Eratosthenes, including when and where he was born, as well as later historians that followed up on his work of the stars.
Wikipedia - Eratosthenes - Brief article covers his life and work. Includes links for further reading.
The Eratosthenes Project - Gives information about the techniques and computations used by this ancient mathematician to find the circumference of the earth. Includes sample sketch and reconstructed map of the world.
Eratosthenes of Cyrene - Biography of the mathematician, geographer and astronomer born 276 BC in Cyrene, North Africa (now Shahhat, Libya). From The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.

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