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Noun: Eratosthenes  ,e-ru'tós-thu,neez
  1. Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC)

Type of: astronomer, mathematician, stargazer, uranologist

Encyclopedia: Eratosthenes

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