An edition of The librarian who measured the earth (1994)

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An edition of The librarian who measured the earth (1994)

The librarian who measured the earth

1st ed.

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  • 36 Want to read
  • 5 Have read

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.

Publish Date
Publisher
Joy Street Books
Language
English
Pages
48

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Subjects

Ancient Geography, Astronomers, Astronomy, Greek, Biography, Fiction, Figure, Geographers, Geography, Ancient, Greek Astronomy, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile literature, Measurement, Earth (planet), figure, Astronomy, juvenile literature, Geography, ancient, Geographers, greece, Earth (planet), New York Times reviewed

People

Eratosthenes

Places

Earth, Greece

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Cover of: The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
2008, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Electronic resource in English
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Cover of: The librarian who measured the earth
The librarian who measured the earth
2001, Houghton Mifflin
Unknown Binding in English - Houghton Mifflin ed edition
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Cover of: Librarian Who Measured the Earth
Librarian Who Measured the Earth
1994, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
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Cover of: The librarian who measured the earth
The librarian who measured the earth
1994, Joy Street Books
in English - 1st ed.
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Cover of: The librarian who measured the earth
The librarian who measured the earth
1994, Joy Street Books
in English - 1st ed.
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Book Details

Edition Notes

j-140,048

Published in
Boston
Genre
Juvenile literature

The Physical Object

Pagination
48 p. cm.
Number of pages
48

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23261501M
Internet Archive
librarianwhomeas00lask
ISBN 10
0316515264
LCCN
92042656
OCLC/WorldCat
27336153
Library Thing
34454
Goodreads
111001

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First Sentence

"More than two thousand years ago, a very smart baby was born."

Work Description

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

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