Sieve of Eratosthenes/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Sieve of Eratosthenes
The Sieve of Eratosthenes dates back to circa $\text {250}$$\text { BCE}$, and is attributed to Eratosthenes of Cyrene.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): sieve of Eratosthenes (Eratosthenes, c. 250 bc)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): sieve of Eratosthenes (Eratosthenes, c.250 bc)