Eratosthenes Experiment Report

From: antonin.perbosc_at_laposte.net
Date: Sat Mar 22 2008 - 14:56:09 PDT

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

School Name:     college Perbosc
School Location: Lafrancaise

Email Address:   antonin.perbosc_at_laposte.net
Experimenter:    Eric Vayssie

Latitude         44 08' N
Longitude:       1 15' E
Distance to Equator: 4904km

Measured shadow angle in degrees: 44.128 
Calculated Earth circumference:   40,007 km

Comments:
Earth circumference = Distance to the equator* 360 / Measured shadow angle in degrees  Earth circumference = 4,904*360/44.128= 40,007 km

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