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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe

Author: Nicastro, Nicholas

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 11.2
Points 12.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 56220
Points per Word 0.000213
Page Count 191
Points per Page 0.062827

Description

This book examines the techniques used by Eratosthenes, an ancient Greek, who came up with a calculation to measure the circumference of Earth during an era when measuring distance was uncommon.