Reproducing eratosthenes' determination of earth's circumference on a smaller scale

• Autores: Seiji Takemae, Peter Kirwin, Gordon McIntosh
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 51, Nº. 4, 2013, pág. 222
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this paper, we describe a lab activity for measuring a spherical balloon's circumference. The procedure we discuss is based on the method used by Eratosthenes to measure the Earth's circumference.