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Eratisthenes 276 BC - 194 BC (mar 23, 194 – mar 23, 276)

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They Calculated The Circumference of the earth and distance to the moon as well as the sun, the tilt of the earth axis and they also compiled a star catalog of 675 stars around us.

They also invented longitude and latitude

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes)

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mar 23, 194
mar 23, 276
~ 82 years