This is the first modern edition and first English translation of one of the earliest and most important works in the history of geography, the third-century Ge

This is the first modern edition and first English translation of one of the earliest and most important works in the history of geography, the third-century Ge

How do you measure the size of the planet you're standing on? "Circumference" is the story of what happened when one man asked himself that very question. Nicho

"A biography of ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes, who used geometry to calculate the circumference of the earth. He is also known as the Father of Geogr

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