Alex hesistantly raised her hand and answered, "Eratosthesnes was nicknamed Beta because of his being second best in his fields. He served as librarian at the great library in Alexandria, and wrote works of mathematics, geography, philosophy, and astronomy. At the age of 80 being blinded and weary he died of voluntary starvation. If I remember correctly sir." Alexandrie read a lot of books and had come across someone named Erathosthesnes once she just hoped it was him.
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