Reproducing Eratosthenes' Determination of Earth's Circumference on a Smaller Scale

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作者：

Takemae, Seiji ^{[1
]}

Kirwin, Peter ^{[2
]}

McIntosh, Gordon ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 USA

[2] Cretin Derham Hall, St Paul, MN USA

[3] Univ Minnesota, Phys, Morris, MN 56267 USA

来源：

PHYSICS TEACHER | 2013年 / 51卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1119/1.4795363

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

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. © 2013 American Association of Physics Teachers.

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页码：222 / 223

页数：2

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