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Circumference Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe

Hardcover • 2008 • English

Circumference Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe

By Nicholas Nicastro

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About the book

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. In this fascinating narrative history, Nicastro takes a look at a deceptively simple but stunning achievement made by one man, millennia ago, with only the simple...Show more

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ISBN

9780312372477

Publisher

Macmillan

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Circumference Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe

Format

Hardcover

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