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Al-Biruni: The Genius Who Measured the Earth #history #foryou #facts

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A scientist measured the circumference of the Earth 1,000 years ago and was off by less than 1%. His name was Alberoni, born 973 AD in what is now Beckistan. No telescope, no satellite, no GPS, just pure mathematics and genius.

He calculated Earth's radius from a mountain peak using trigonometry so advanced Europe wouldn't catch up for 300 more years. So why did nobody teach you his name in school?

Because history is written by the powerful, not by the truthful. Alberoon didn't disappear from history. He was erased.

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