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Publication Date: 2011-Nov
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How Big Is the Earth? A Calculation beyond Your Horizon
Kibble, Bob
Physics Education, v46 n6 p685-687 Nov 2011
A consequence of the curvature of the Earth is that distant ships apparently disappear over the horizon. This article shows how you can use a simple photograph to help students obtain a reasonable estimate of the size of the Earth using little more than the mathematics of Pythagoras. (Contains 5 figures.)
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