The librarian who measured the earth

About this book

A colorfully illustrated biography of the Greek philosopher and scientist Eratosthenes, who compiled the first geography book and accurately measured the globe's circumference.

Subjects

• ancient geography
• astronomers
• astronomy, greek
• astronomy, juvenile literature
• biography
• earth (planet)
• earth (planet), figure
• fiction
• figure
• geographers
• geographers, greece
• geography, ancient
• greek astronomy
• juvenile fiction
• juvenile literature
• measurement
• new york times reviewed