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2021.11.17 – Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Australian science communicator – How did Eratosthenes, 2,260 years ago, prove that the Earth was a globe AND measure its diameter/circumference accurate to within 10%? Hint? He used the services of a “bematist” – a surveyor trained to walk in equal steps

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2021.11.17 - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Australian science communicator - How did Eratosthenes, 2,260 years ago, prove that the Earth was a globe AND measure its diameter/circumference accurate to within 10%? Hint? He used the services of a “bematist” – a surveyor trained to walk in equal steps
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