Bebo@literature.cafe to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoHaving fun with probability modelsliterature.cafeimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down111
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minus-squareNaibofTabrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoYes, Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth “with an error on the real value between −2.4% and +0.8%”, probably sometime between 250-200 BC (his adult life - I don’t think we know the exact date when he published his work).
Yes, Eratosthenes estimated the circumference of the Earth “with an error on the real value between −2.4% and +0.8%”, probably sometime between 250-200 BC (his adult life - I don’t think we know the exact date when he published his work).