The librarian who measured the earth
By: Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
Contributors: Hawkes, Kevin, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Joy Street Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Eratosthenes -- Juvenile literature; Eratosthenes; Astronomy, Greek -- Juvenile literature; Geography, Ancient -- Juvenile literature; Geographers -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Astronomers -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Geographers; Earth -- Figure -- Measurement -- Juvenile literature; Earth
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 48).