The diameter of the Earth is greater than the diameter of the Moon and the diameter of the Sun is greater than the diameter of the Earth.
— Archimedes Ancient

Mathematics, physics, engineering

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From his work 'The Sand Reckoner'

Date / Period

3rd century BCE

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Strange & Unusual

Source

https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Archimedes/

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