Eratosthenes

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24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named for the Greek scholar Eratosthenes, who lived in Alexandria around 250 B.C. and was the first person to determine the size of the Earth correctly. (M 16591) _ _.


Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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