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He was, indeed, recognised by his contemporaries as a man of great distinction in all branches of knowledge, though in each subject he just fell short of the highest place. On the latter ground he was called Beta, and another nickname applied to him, Pentathlos, has the same implication, representing as it does an all-round athlete who was not the first runner or wrestler but took the second prize in these contests as well as others. [http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Biographies/Eratosthenes.html]

He was, indeed, recognised by his contemporaries as a man of great distinction in all branches of knowledge, though in each subject he just fell short of the highest place. On the latter ground he was called Beta, and another nickname applied to him, Pentathlos, has the same implication, representing as it does an all-round athlete who was not the first runner or wrestler but took the second prize in these contests as well as others.<ref>[http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Biographies/Eratosthenes.html].</ref>

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== References ==

== References ==

* Thomas Little Heath, ''A History of Greek Mathematics'' (2 vols.) (Oxford, 1921).

* Thomas Little Heath, ''A History of Greek Mathematics'' (2 vols.) (Oxford, 1921).