How Eratosthenes measured the earth, part 3 of 4: distance.

How did Eratosthenes find out the distance from Syene to Meroƫ? What units did he use, and what do they mean in modern units?

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How Eratosthenes measured the earth. Part 3

Part 2b: the problem of measuring distances in antiquity, and the question of Eratosthenes' units.