Eratosthenes Experiment Report

From: <akuzma_at_wcboe.org>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:51:54 -0700 (PDT)
Experiment Report for the Eratosthenes Project on http://youth.net/

School Name:     Bennet Middle School
School Location: Salisbury, Maryland

Email Address:   akuzma_at_wcboe.org
Experimenter:    Khizar Y

Latitude         38.37
Longitude:       75.59
Distance to Equator: 4264

Measured shadow angle in degrees: 35
Calculated Earth circumference:   438585

Comments:
This was a great way to learn how ancient astrologists calculated the earths' circumference.
Received on Mon Sep 24 2012 - 10:51:54 PDT

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