Eratosthenes — "The sun's rays are parallel at great distances."

The sun's rays are parallel at great distances.
Eratosthenes — Eratosthenes Ancient · Calculated Earth's circumference

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Crucial assumption for his calculation of the Earth's circumference.

Date: c. 240 BCE

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