6 th Grade, HEKASI Mr. Ichigo Korosaki February 14, 2012.
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ERATOSTHENES 6 th Grade, HEKASI Mr. Ichigo Korosaki February 14, 2012
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ERATOSTHENES
6th Grade, HEKASIMr. Ichigo KorosakiFebruary 14, 2012
Personal Profile
Born: 276 BC in CyreneDied: 194 BC in Alexandria (age of 82)Ethnicity: GreekOccupation: Scholar, librarian, poet, and inventor; also a mathematician, athlete, geographer, astronomer and music theorist.
His Contributions Invented the discipline of geography;
invented a system of Latitude and Longitude
Calculated the circumference of the earth; the distance from the earth to the sun and Leap Day
Created the map of the world Invented the armillary sphere Proposed a simple algorithm for
finding Prime Numbers
His Affiliations and Achievements
Founder of Scientific Chronology
Second best in the world in almost every field
Third chief librarian of the Greek Library of Alexandria
Known as the “ Father of Geography “
Eratosthenes is one of the best scientists ever lived . A well rounded and versatile man that had done a lot for the advent of new knowledge that would be a springboard towards new discoveries.
