In one of history's greatest experiments, a brilliant Greek, Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the distance around the earth to a few percent of the actual size. In an inside glance at the philosophy and practicalities of this discovery, Nicholas Nicastro looks at a deceptively simple but stunning feat made by using only simple tools.
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ISBN | 9781250068446 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Griffin |
Jahr | 2015 |
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