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Describe how Erastothenes measured the circumference of our planet.
 
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Saturn has several enduring major storm systems similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
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Using the fact that the noon solstice Sun was directly overhead at Syene, on the Tropic of Cancer, yet was 7 degrees south of his zenith in Alexandria, Erastothenes realized this was due to the curvature of the Earth, and that the 7 degrees was about 1/50th of the Earth's total circumference, so the Earth must be about fifty times larger in circumference than the 800 kilometer separation between Alexandria and Syene, or about 40,000 kilometers around.

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Wow, this really help

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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