Who were the first to try and calculate how much the Earth weighs?

Subject: Who were the first to try and calculate how much the Earth weighs?

Date: Fri Jun 15 07:48:57 2001
Posted by Nikolaj
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: No school entered.
City: Copenhagen State/Province: No state entered. Country: Denmark
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 992605737.As

Message:


I wan't to know who was the first to try and measure or calculate the weight of 
the Earth. Some say that in ancient Greece they tried to calculate the weight. 
Does anyone know how they tried to do that? It's obvious that it really began 
with Newton but someone must have tried it earlier on. Thanks for your help in 
advance.

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