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eratosthenes

/ɛɹəˈtɒsθəniz/

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What does eratosthenes mean?

proper noun

  1. 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.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
In point of versatility we shall perhaps hardly find his equal at a later day--unless, indeed, an exception be made of Eratosthenes.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705
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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.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674