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ERATOSTHENES
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• ERATOSTHENES (noun)
The noun ERATOSTHENES has 1 sense:
1. Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)
Familiarity information: ERATOSTHENES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
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