Author:Eratosthenes

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Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 BCE – c. 195 BCE)

sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons gallery. Also known as Eratosthenes of Alexandria, Greek mathematician, elegiac poet, athlete, geographer, and astronomer.

Eratosthenes of Cyrene

Works

• On the Measurement of the Earth (lost)
• Geographica (lost)
• Arsinoe (lost)
• Catasterismi (attributed, perhaps falsely)

Works about Eratosthenes

• “Eratosthenes of Alexandria” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.