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eratosthenes
/ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/
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What does eratosthenes mean?
proper noun
- An Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.
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/ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/
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Soon Eratosthenes disappeared under the horizon without the projectile being sufficiently near to allow close observation.
In point of versatility we shall perhaps hardly find his equal at a later day--unless, indeed, an exception be made of Eratosthenes.
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And Eratosthenes also says that he kept the poison in a hollow ring, and that that ring was the bracelet which he wore about his arm.