Eratosthenes Experiment Report

From: mtb4jc_at_centurytel.net
Date: Fri Mar 21 2008 - 07:40:59 PDT

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

School Name:     Eldridge Family Home School
School Location: Odessa, WA

Email Address:   mtb4jc_at_centurytel.net
Experimenter:    Marlee, David, and Dad

Latitude         47:20:00 N
Longitude:       118:41:23 W
Distance to Equator: 3259 miles

Measured shadow angle in degrees: 48
Calculated Earth circumference:   24,442.5 miles

Comments:
These measurements are for March 20th.  March 19th proved to be overcast with no shadows and no sun all day.

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