eratosthenes
Noun
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Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun (276-194 BC) (synset 110980222)
is an instance of:
- astronomer, stargazer, uranologist - a physicist who studies astronomy
- mathematician - a person skilled in mathematics
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