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Search - Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
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Circumference Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe Author: How do you measure the size of the planet you?re standing on? — — ?Circumference" is the story of what happened when one man asked himself that very question. Nicholas Nicastro brings to life one of history's greatest experiments when an ancient Greek named Eratosthenes first accurately determined the distance around the spherical earth. ... more »
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- History >> Ancient >> Greece
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- Science & Math >> History & Philosophy >> History of Science
- Science & Math >> General
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- Professional & Technical >> Professional Science >> Earth Sciences >> Geography