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Publication Date: 2013-Apr
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Reproducing Eratosthenes' Determination of Earth's Circumference on
a Smaller Scale
Takemae, Seiji; Kirwin, Peter; McIntosh, Gordon
Physics Teacher, v51 n4 p222-223 Apr 2013
In this paper, we describe a lab activity for measuring a spherical balloon's circumference. The procedure we discuss is based on the method used by Eratosthenes to measure the Earth's circumference.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Science Laboratories, Astronomy, Scientific Concepts, Measurement Techniques
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