An Ancient Greek named Eratosthenes (276-194 B.C) did something that was considered, at the time, impossible. He made the first recorded measurement of the circumference of the Earth.  Of course, Erasthenes had no expensive survey equipment, and most likely, he didn’t have lasers or satellites (or Google Earth). And he didn’t even put his own … Read more

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