Directory of Eratosthenes Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about the Greek mathematician, geographer and astronomer Eratosthenes (276 BC - 194 BC)

All sites listed here are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment and/or for schoolwork.

Resources in This Category

• Eratho

  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/hawking/cosmostar/html/cstars_eratho.html
  Brief information on Eratosthenes, including when and where he was born, as well as later historians that followed up on his work of the stars.

• Eratosthenes of Cyrene

  http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Eratosthenes.html
  Biography of the mathematician, geographer and astronomer born 276 BC in Cyrene, North Africa (now Shahhat, Libya). From The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.

• Wikipedia - Eratosthenes

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes
  Brief article covers his life and work. Includes links for further reading.

 

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