Eratosthenes+Of+Cyrene


 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Eratosthene.01.png/220px-Eratosthene.01.png width="281" height="279"]] || Claim: Eratosthenes is the best scientist.

Evidence: He was the first to calculate the circumference of the earth. His calculation was accurate; he was the first to calculate the tilt of the earth’s axis. He also calculated the distance from the earth to the same accurately and he created the first map of the world.

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