Today, we will talk about yet another remarkable individual in the history of Astronomy. It’s none other than Eratosthenes of Cyrene. Since his outstanding measurements have been so lose to the precise data, Eratosthenes of Cyrene is credited with an acknowledgment of great accuracy. Eratosthenes of Cyrene was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, poet, athlete, and [...]
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IYA 2009 Featured Scientist of the Day – Eratosthenes of Cyrene
Posted by admin in July 2nd, 2009
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IYA 2009 Featured Scientist of the Day – Claudius Ptolemy
Posted by admin in July 1st, 2009
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In this I’m gonna discuss the service rendered by Claudius Ptolemy for the upheaval of astronomy. Ptolemy, who lived in Alexandria was a great scientist who had done an immense service to the astronomy. He lived from 90 AD to 168 AD playing the role of mathematician, astronomer, geographer and astrologer. According to the Ptolemy’s [...]
