Eratosthenes' Geography Info

by Duane W. Roller (2010).

: He introduced a system of parallels and meridians (latitude and longitude) to map the inhabited world ( oikoumene ). Eratosthenes' Geography

In this work, Eratosthenes revolutionized the study of the Earth by: by Duane W

: He divided the Earth into five zones: two frigid, two temperate, and one torrid. Eratosthenes' Geography

: He first used the word geographia (writing about the Earth).

: He applied mathematical and scientific rigor to geography, mapping over 400 cities and identifying remote locations from Iceland ( Thoule ) to Sri Lanka ( Taprobane ). Modern Edition

This is the first English translation and complete modern collation of the fragments.