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How do you pronounce Sieve of Eratosthenes?
era-tos-the- knees.
Who was the greek mathematician who measured the circumference of the earth?
Eratosthenes
Did Eratosthenes write elements about plane geometry?
Yes
What did eratosthenes want to find?
he wanted to find the circumference of the earth.
The first accurate measurement of the size of Earth was made by .?
Eratosthenes
Where was Eratosthenes born?
The famous Greek geographer named, Eratosthenes of Cyrene, was born in Cyrene in 276 BC. The city of Cyrene is now known as Libya.
What date was Sieve Eratosthenes born?
About 276 BC Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician who is credited with a simple method of making a list of as many primes as you wish. His method is known as the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
When was Eratosthenes of Cyrene the Greek mathematician born?
He was born in 276 BC.
Where was Eratosthenes from?
Eratosthenes was from ancient greek
Why is eratosthenes greek if he was born in Africa?
Eratosthenes of Cyrene (modern-day Libya) was born of Greek parents, and was therefore Greek. In ancient times, many Greeks were born and/or lived outside of Greece, mainly in places around the Mediterranean Sea.
Who is the founder of prime numbers?
Eratosthenes, It says it is Eratosthenes.
Who created the sieve of eratosthenes?
Eratosthenes, a greek philosopher, did, hence the name.
When did Eratosthenes discover the sieve?
The sieve of Eratosthenes was discovered in 223 BC.
Where was Eratosthenes of Cyrene the Greek mathematician born?
He was (as the name already suggests) born in Cyrene in today's Libya, in 276 BC.
Who were eratosthenes friends?
Eratosthenes' friend was Archimedes, he also works in Alexandria, Egypt.
Did Eratosthenes have a family?
Yes and his mother and father were part of the family.
When did Eratosthenes live and die?
Eratosthenes was born in Cyrene, Shahhat, Libya in 276 BC and died in Alexandria, Egypt in 194 BC. He was an astronomer, mathematician, and geographer, who eventually became the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.
