Dec 16, 2009
Article abstract: Greek scholar and inventor{$I[g]Greece;Eratosthenes of Cyrene}{$I[g]Alexandria;Eratosthenes of Cyrene} Through his energetic directorship, Eratosthenes helped make the Library of Alexandria the greatest repository of learning in the Mediterranean world, and his varied contributions made him the most versatile scholar and scientist of the third century b.c.e.
Eratosthenes (ehr-ah-TAWS-theh-neez) was born in the Greek North African city of Cyrene about 285 b.c.e. The only surviving ancient biographical reference places his...
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