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 Definitions of eratosthenes  [ˌɛr əˈtɒs θəˌniz]  

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Definition of 'eratosthenes' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Eratosthenes
276?–195? b .c ., Greek mathematician and astronomer at Alexandria.


Definition of 'eratosthenes' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Eratosthenes
Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)


Definitions of 'eratosthenes' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  eratosthenes
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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