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Measuring the Universe : Our Historic Quest to Chart the Horizons of Space and Time
Measuring the Universe Our Historic Quest to Chart the Horizons of Space and Time
Author: Kitty Ferguson
More than 2,000 years ago, Eratosthenes, in Alexandria, used a stick, a hole in the ground, sunllght at summer solstice, and elementary geometry to measure the circumference of the Earth with surprising accuracy, long before anyone was able to circumnavigate it. Today, scientists are attempting to measure the entire universe and to determine its...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802775924
ISBN-10: 0802775926
Publication Date: 8/1/2000
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Walker Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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