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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Eratosthenes
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Surnamed the Philologist, a philosopher of Alexandria, born at Cyrene, 276 B.C.; becoming blind and tired of life, he starved himself to death at the age of 80; he ranks high among ancient astronomers; measured the obliquity of the ecliptic, and estimated the size of the earth (276-194 B.C.).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Eratosthenes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/eratosthenes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Eratosthenes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/eratosthenes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
