Poseidonius of Apamea (c. 135-c. 50 BC)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3934. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Greek Stoic philosopher born in Apamea, Syria, settled at Rhodes, and
from the rather imprecise observation that Canopus just rose above the
horizon at Rhodes, but was 7 degrees 30 min above the horizon at
Alexandria, he determined a too-low value for the circumference of the
Earth....

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