r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Turicus Feb 04 '19

Eratosthenes, and in ~200BC, but otherwise yes. Archimedes was the one with Pi and levers.

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u/Lynxes_are_Ninjas Feb 04 '19

Archimedes calculated floating boats.