Nicholas Nicastro: 1 book
Circumference
Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2008
How do you measure the size of the planet you're standing on?
"Circumference" is the story of what happened when one man asked himself that very question. Nicholas Nicastro brings to life one of history's greatest experiments when an ancient Greek named Eratosthenes first accurately...
