Eratosthenes

Achivements
1. He found out the circumference of the earth
  1. He discovered it before we sailed around the world
2. He modified the calendar
  1. We use his calendar today
3. Made prime numbers
4. He found out why in some parts of the nile river flood while others didn't
Major Work
1. He was the first geographer
  1. Maps
2. Mathematician
  1. Prime numbers
3. Poet
History of Eratothenes
1. Eratosthenes was born in Cyrene, Greece, which is now known as Libya, in South Africa
2. It was believed that he starved him self to death because he was blind and couldn't work
3. When he was young he studied the athens
Personal life
1. He liked to sketch
2. He wasn't the best student in the school that he went to
3. He was an all rounder student

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