Eratosthenes: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: The Linda Hall - Eratosthenes of Cyrene. | Sep 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and the Obliquity of the Ecliptic (PDF). | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Adelphi University - Eratosthenes and the Mystery of the Stades (PDF). | Apr 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Perseus Digital Library - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology - Erato'sthenes. | Jan 04, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Eratosthenes, Hipparchus, and the Obliquity of the Ecliptic (PDF). | Nov 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Physical Society - June, ca. 240 B.C. Eratosthenes Measures the Earth. | Sep 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Eratosthenes of Cyrene: Biography & Work as a Mathematician. | Jul 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Eratosthenes of Cyrene. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Added material about the sieve of Eratosthenes. | Jan 22, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Planet Facts - Biography of Eratosthenes. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Mathematicians - Biography of Eratosthenes. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Eratosthenes. | Feb 08, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 06, 2019 | ||
| Changed article title from Eratosthenes of Cyrene to Eratosthenes. | Sep 30, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Eratosthenes. | Jun 03, 2014 | ||
| Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Eratosthenes. | Apr 29, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 26, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of St Andrews - Biography of Eratosthenes of Cyrene. | Oct 16, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Eratosthenes of Cyrene. |
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Nov 23, 2006 | |
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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