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[-] marcos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The rough shape has been known for some 3000 years before the classic Greek times.

But I don't know how the precision evolved. I know the Greek measured it to some 5% precision.

this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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