Who was Eratosthenes?
Correct answer: A Greek mathematician
Xalver
It always amazes me that by 200 BC we knew the world was round, but within the next 500 years this knowledge was lost. How advanced would humanity be now had the church not stifled technological and scientific advancement.
R431
Xalver, thanks to the growing culture of 'antiintellectualism,' much of what we know as fact is in danger of being lost again. "Flat Earthers" are on the rise!
daddyjeff2084
he was also refered to as "beta" by other philosophers of his time...sure seems alpha to me
Pimpao +
Great Mind and Greater Man !
Player #3554769
he had an amazing intellect!
lostiaz
There are some very clever people out there
WiseLevel27624
Thank you Carl Sagan.
CreativeArcher5119
Xalver, I totally agree with you!
Player #13286156
Xalver, the knowledge wasn't lost, nobody believed the Earth was flat although many in the church thought that the Earth was the centre of the universe not the Sun.
O
batman25/1, Not really. The gregorian calandar (the one we use) was only introduced as "the" official calandar in 1582 by some pope and has since been used as the standard.
Stephanie
R431, absolutely. We have technology that allows everyone a voice, unfortunately they don’t read, or listen.
Kellie
Xalver, the dark ages
CyanJaguar62
PeeBee, It's a convention imposed later. Now BCE is often used "before the common era"
Nefertum
strange that the sieve he devised to generate prime numbers is not mentioned !
Player #86141257
Xalver, so true!
m x 777
Player #5026282, you mean moops :)
UnderwaterAlly15205
R431, They are not playing this game either!
Colette
Uninitialized, actually Xalver is speaking the truth. There were flat earthers
<Ada.46>
I think I remember being taught that in early years at school
SQinfoNUTS
Xalver, the Library of Alexandria was destroyed. I'm sure you know that.
batman25/1
PeeBee, BC and AD were devised after the year of Christ’s birth — it was such a significant event that all time before his birth is regarded as BC while since that event it has been and still is Anno Domini .
PeeBee
How come the years were named BC? Did they know that Christ will be born, just wondering!
Player #3833664
Never heard of him Didnt know was behind all those firsts