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Aryabhata
Aryabhata gave a figure for the diameter of the Earth, but the circumference was for "the Earth's wind" (i.e. presumably Earth plus atmosphere)- also, his 'precision' depends on interpretation of imprecise units.
14:3514:35, 1 May 2018diffhist−23
Aryabhata
Aryabhata gave a figure for the diameter of the Earth, but the circumference was for "the Earth's wind" (i.e. presumably Earth plus atmosphere)- also, his 'precision' depends on interpretation of imprecise units.