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“Eratosthenes declares that it is no longer necessary to inquire as to the cause of the overflow of the Nile, since we know definitely that men have come to the sources of the Nile and have observed the rains there.”

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Eratosthenes (276 BC - 194 BC) was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer. He is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of ancient Greece and is best known for his method of measuring the size of the Earth. more

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