Eratosthenes Experiment Report: Richford Jr-Sr High School

From: dmacdonald_at_rhs.richford.k12.vt.us
Date: Fri Mar 24 2006 - 09:15:13 PST


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

School Name:     Richford Jr-Sr High School
School Location: Richford, VT  USA

Email Address:   dmacdonald_at_rhs.richford.k12.vt.us
Experimenter:    Doug Mac Donald

Latitude         44 59 41 N
Longitude:       72 40 14W
Distance to Equator: 5009 km

Measured shadow angle in degrees: 43.63
Calculated Earth circumference:   41247 km

Comments:
Luckily we had about 10 minutes of sunshine at noon on the vernal equinox.  Can you edit our school name, please?  I think you have us listed as "Richmond", and although there is a Richmond, VT we are in another town, "Richford".  Thanks.


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