Probably, in the figurative sense, though mostly because Egypt had a long history of carefully tracking the distances between their cities. Unless Eratosthenes doubted the Egyptian’s accuracy and repeated the measurement on his own dime, he began his experiment already knowing the distance.
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u/scarabflyflyfly Nov 11 '23
Probably, in the figurative sense, though mostly because Egypt had a long history of carefully tracking the distances between their cities. Unless Eratosthenes doubted the Egyptian’s accuracy and repeated the measurement on his own dime, he began his experiment already knowing the distance.