Eratosthenes

英[ˌerəˈtɔsθini:z]

美[ˌɛrəˈtɑsθəˌniz]

基本释义

埃拉托色尼（公元前三世纪的希腊天文学家、数学家和地理学家）

The best of the early measurements of the earth's circumference was made by Eratosthenes.

早期测量地球周长的最准确结果是由埃拉托斯特尼得出的.

辞典例句

BC - Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.

公元前 1184年的今天,特洛伊之战: 特洛伊城被洗劫一空并被焚毁, 此日期由埃拉托斯特尼计算得出.

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Noun

1. Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the moon and sun (276-194 BC)