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'''Eratosthenes of Cyrene''' (c. 276 BCE – c. 195/194 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was also the chief librarian at the [[Library of Alexandria]]. | '''Eratosthenes of Cyrene''' (c. 276 BCE – c. 195/194 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was also the chief librarian at the [[Library of Alexandria]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:19, 22 November 2024
Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 BCE – c. 195/194 BCE) was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was also the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.
Biography[edit | edit source]
At some point during his lifetime, Eratosthenes wrote a work on geometry, which calculated the distance between the Sun and Earth as being two hundred and fifty thousand stadia. He made the calculations after comparing the shadow angles of Syene and Alexandria when the sun struck both cities on the summer solstice.[1]
His work was later inscribed on papyruses in Egypt and was used for study by geographers in the Great Library.[1]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Eratosthenes' Geometry -
A map of the world by Eratosthenes, circa 240 BCE
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)