Eratosthenes and the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference (c.230 BC)
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0198874294
ISBN-13
9780198874294
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2023
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
742 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 16.00 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Mathematical modellingHistory of mathematicsAstronomy, space & time
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Eratosthenes and the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference (c.230 BC) is an innovative and thought-provoking examination of one of the pivotal moments in the history of science. This text analyses a debate that has been going on for more than 2,300 years over the accuracy of Eratosthenes' experiment and calculations.
Eratosthenes and the Measurement of the Earth''s Circumference (c.230 BC) is an innovative and thought-provoking examination of one of the pivotal moments in the history of science.
This text analyses a debate that has been going on for more than 2,300 years over the accuracy of Eratosthenes'' experiment and calculations and puts to rest all prior theories that have come before. This work engages with this long running debate by applying innovative and multi-disciplinary methods such as linguistic analysis, mathematical modelling, satellite mapping, archaeological investigation and historical examination that creates the first ever combined exploration of this important event in the history of astronomy.
This text analyses a debate that has been going on for more than 2,300 years over the accuracy of Eratosthenes'' experiment and calculations and puts to rest all prior theories that have come before. This work engages with this long running debate by applying innovative and multi-disciplinary methods such as linguistic analysis, mathematical modelling, satellite mapping, archaeological investigation and historical examination that creates the first ever combined exploration of this important event in the history of astronomy.
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