what is his
nationality
3 acomplishes he made
2007-12-12 10:03:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Greek
1. Before his fifth birthday, he spoke fluent Greek
2. Often seen peering over the horizon, for some reason.
3. Counted funny. 1,2,3,5,7,11,13...
2007-12-12 10:11:14 · answer #1 · answered by Faesson 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Eratosthenes lived Alexandria now in Egypt.
He calculated the circumference of earth by measuring the tilt of a shadow at two places about 800 km from each other.
His value was accurate
He was librarian of the great library that was in Alexandrai
2007-12-12 10:16:26 · answer #2 · answered by Chandramohan P.R 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You'd think people could do their own homework.
The answer is at the other end of a Google search.
2007-12-12 10:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋