Eratosthenes of Cyrene was an Ancient Greek polymath: a mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. From Wikipedia
Astronomers are inviting the public to Sun Day events across Italy that include measuring Earth’s size with ancient techniques
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