A competitor called him "beta," the second letter of the Greek alphabet because, he said, "Eratosthenes was second best in everything." But it seems clear, in many fields, Eratosthenes was "alpha."
На 21-ви юни сенките на храмовите колони, или вертикално забита пръчка, ...се скъсяват с наближаването на обед.