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|birth = c. 276 BCE<br>[[Cyrene]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] | |||
|death = c. 195/194 BCE<br>[[Alexandria]], Ptolemaic Kingdom | |||
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|affiliates = [[Library of Alexandria]] | |||
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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]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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 [[Swenett|Syene]] and [[Alexandria]] when the sun struck both cities on the summer solstice. | 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 [[Swenett|Syene]] and [[Alexandria]] when the sun struck both cities on the summer solstice.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
His work was later inscribed on papyruses in [[Egypt]] and was used for study by geographers in the Great Library.<ref | His work was later inscribed on papyruses in [[Egypt]] and was used for study by geographers in the Great Library.<ref name="ACO" /> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACO Erastothenes' Geometry.jpg|Eratosthenes' Geometry | ACO Erastothenes' Geometry.jpg|Eratosthenes' Geometry | ||
DT - Map of the World by Eratosthenes of Cyrene.jpg|A map of the world by Eratosthenes, circa 240 BCE | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 30 June 2020
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
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
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Eratosthenes' Geometry -
A map of the world by Eratosthenes, circa 240 BCE
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)