Eratosthenes Experiment Report

From: shannon.turner3278_at_gmail.com
Date: Mon Sep 29 2008 - 03:44:59 PDT


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

School Name:     Lale Youth International School
School Location: Hulhumale, Maldives

Email Address:   shannon.turner3278_at_gmail.com
Experimenter:    Shannon

Latitude         4-13-07
Longitude:       73-32-38
Distance to Equator: 468.9km

Measured shadow angle in degrees: 5
Calculated Earth circumference:   33780

Comments:
Being so close to the equator we didn't have too much room to move when we calculated the angle, the shadow was just so short. But the kids loved it,even though it was in the middle of the hottest day during Ramadan.


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