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Measuring the Earth: Eratosthenes and His Celestial Geometry (Great Minds of Ancient Science and Math)

library – July 16, 2009
by Gow, Mary
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ISBN-13: 9780766031203 ISBN-10: 0766031209
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Binding
library
Published
July 16, 2009
Weight
0.9 lbs
Dimensions
24.10×0.60×17.10 cm

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Measuring the Earth: Eratosthenes and His Celestial Geometry (Great Minds of Ancient Science and Math) by Gow, Mary. library edition. ISBN: 9780766031203.

This biography introduces Eratosthenes whose mathematical approach opened new ways to describe and understand the world. Using mathematics to study the earth, Eratosthenes broke new ground. In his monumental three-volume Geographica, he took a global view of the world. With its title, he coined a new word, geography. His work in chronology, theater criticism, and as director of the Alexandrian library were among the Greeks valuable contributions to Western learning.