Eratosthenes Experiment Report: Mary Walker High School

From: wazupdude1989_at_msn.com
Date: Mon Mar 21 2005 - 14:37:09 PST


Experiment Report for the Eratosthenes Project on http://youth.net/

School Name:     Mary Walker High School
School Location: Springdale, Washington

Email Address:   wazupdude1989_at_msn.com
Experimenter:    Tyka and Cody

Latitude         48:03:27
Longitude:       117:44:25
Distance to Equator: 3323.676 mi.

Measured shadow angle in degrees: 48
Calculated Earth circumference:   24,927.57

Comments:
the sun came out about 20 seaconds before we measured our shadow. we were really, really lucky!


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