Syene

Eratosthenes knew that in Syene, in Egypt, the Sun was directly overhead at the summer solstice, while he estimated that the angle formed by a shadow cast by the Sun at Alexandria was 1/50th of a circle.

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To me however this man seemed not to be speaking seriously when he said that he had certain knowledge of it; and he said as follows, namely that there were two mountains of which the tops ran up to a sharp point, situated between the city of Syene, which is in the district of Thebes, and Elephantine, and the names of the mountains were, of the one Crophi and of the other Mophi.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

To me however this man seemed not to be speaking seriously when he said that he had certain knowledge of it; and he said as follows, namely, that there were two mountains of which the tops ran up to a sharp point, situated between the city of Syene, which is in the district of Thebes, and Elephantine, and the names of the mountains were, of the one Crophi and of the other Mophi.

An Account of Egypt: Being the Second Book of His Histories Called Euterpe. Paras. 1-19 Herodotus 1909

To me however this man seemed not to be speaking seriously when he said that he had certain knowledge of it; and he said as follows, namely that there were two mountains of which the tops ran up to a sharp point, situated between the city of Syene, which is in the district of Thebes, and Elephantine, and the names of the mountains were, of the one Crophi and of the other Mophi.

The history of Herodotus — Volume 1 480? BC-420? BC Herodotus 1883

To me however this man seemed not to be speaking seriously when he said that he had certain knowledge of it; and he said as follows, namely that there were two mountains of which the tops ran up to a sharp point, situated between the city of Syene, which is in the district of Thebes, and Elephantine, and the names of the mountains were, of the one Crophi and of the other Mophi.

An Account of Egypt 480? BC-420? BC Herodotus 1883

These shall fall by the sword, even from the tower of Syene, which is in the utmost corner of the land, from that side of it by which the enemy shall enter.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721

He discovered that at noon on a certain day of the year, in a town on the Nile called Syene (now called Aswan), the sun was directly overhead.

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He knew that a zero angle occurs approximately when the Sun was at its highest point at the city of Syene (now Aswan), and he knew the base of the triangle, i.e., the distance from Alexandria to Syene.

Daniel Bruno Sanz: Bad Moon, Burnt Qurans, Birthers and Flat Earthers Daniel Bruno Sanz 2010

He knew that a zero angle occurs approximately when the Sun was at its highest point at the city of Syene (now Aswan), and he knew the base of the triangle, i.e., the distance from Alexandria to Syene.

Daniel Bruno Sanz: Bad Moon, Burnt Qurans, Birthers and Flat Earthers Daniel Bruno Sanz 2010

He knew that a zero angle occurs approximately when the Sun was at its highest point at the city of Syene (now Aswan), and he knew the base of the triangle, i.e., the distance from Alexandria to Syene.

Daniel Bruno Sanz: Bad Moon, Burnt Qurans, Birthers and Flat Earthers Daniel Bruno Sanz 2010