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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
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St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Hardback. Etat : Fair. 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 determined the distance around the spherical earth. In this fascinating narrative history, Nicastro takes a look at a deceptively simple but stunning achievement made by one man, millennia ago, with only the simplest of materials at his disposal. How was he able to measure the land at a time when distance was more a matter of a shrug and a guess at the time spent on a donkey's back? How could he be so confident in the assumptions that underlay his calculations: that the earth was round and the sun so far away that its rays struck the ground in parallel lines? Was it luck or pure scientific genius? Nicastro brings readers on a trip into a long-vanished world that prefigured modernity in many ways, where neither Eratosthenes' reputation, nor the validity of his method, nor his leadership of the Great Library of Alexandria were enough to convince all his contemporaries about the dimensions of the earth. Eratosthenes' results were debated for centuries until he was ultimately vindicated almost 2000 years later, during the great voyages of exploration. Circumference is a compelling scientific detective story that transports readers back to a time when humans had no idea how big their world was--and the fate of a man who dared to measure the incomprehensible. N° de réf. du vendeur 00108792435
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Edité par
St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
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Hardback. Etat : Good. 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 determined the distance around the spherical earth. In this fascinating narrative history, Nicastro takes a look at a deceptively simple but stunning achievement made by one man, millennia ago, with only the simplest of materials at his disposal. How was he able to measure the land at a time when distance was more a matter of a shrug and a guess at the time spent on a donkey's back? How could he be so confident in the assumptions that underlay his calculations: that the earth was round and the sun so far away that its rays struck the ground in parallel lines? Was it luck or pure scientific genius? Nicastro brings readers on a trip into a long-vanished world that prefigured modernity in many ways, where neither Eratosthenes' reputation, nor the validity of his method, nor his leadership of the Great Library of Alexandria were enough to convince all his contemporaries about the dimensions of the earth. Eratosthenes' results were debated for centuries until he was ultimately vindicated almost 2000 years later, during the great voyages of exploration. Circumference is a compelling scientific detective story that transports readers back to a time when humans had no idea how big their world was--and the fate of a man who dared to measure the incomprehensible. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0312372477G
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Edité par
St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
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ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. N° de réf. du vendeur 0312372477-11-1-29
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Edité par
St. Martin's Press (edition First Edition), 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Couverture rigide
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. N° de réf. du vendeur 0312372477-11-18-29
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Edité par
St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Couverture rigide
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Hardback. Etat : Fair. 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 determined the distance around the spherical earth. In this fascinating narrative history, Nicastro takes a look at a deceptively simple but stunning achievement made by one man, millennia ago, with only the simplest of materials at his disposal. How was he able to measure the land at a time when distance was more a matter of a shrug and a guess at the time spent on a donkey's back? How could he be so confident in the assumptions that underlay his calculations: that the earth was round and the sun so far away that its rays struck the ground in parallel lines? Was it luck or pure scientific genius? Nicastro brings readers on a trip into a long-vanished world that prefigured modernity in many ways, where neither Eratosthenes' reputation, nor the validity of his method, nor his leadership of the Great Library of Alexandria were enough to convince all his contemporaries about the dimensions of the earth. Eratosthenes' results were debated for centuries until he was ultimately vindicated almost 2000 years later, during the great voyages of exploration. Circumference is a compelling scientific detective story that transports readers back to a time when humans had no idea how big their world was--and the fate of a man who dared to measure the incomprehensible. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0312372477A
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Edité par
St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
Vendeur : World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis
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Hardback. Etat : Good. 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 determined the distance around the spherical earth. In this fascinating narrative history, Nicastro takes a look at a deceptively simple but stunning achievement made by one man, millennia ago, with only the simplest of materials at his disposal. How was he able to measure the land at a time when distance was more a matter of a shrug and a guess at the time spent on a donkey's back? How could he be so confident in the assumptions that underlay his calculations: that the earth was round and the sun so far away that its rays struck the ground in parallel lines? Was it luck or pure scientific genius? Nicastro brings readers on a trip into a long-vanished world that prefigured modernity in many ways, where neither Eratosthenes' reputation, nor the validity of his method, nor his leadership of the Great Library of Alexandria were enough to convince all his contemporaries about the dimensions of the earth. Eratosthenes' results were debated for centuries until he was ultimately vindicated almost 2000 years later, during the great voyages of exploration. Circumference is a compelling scientific detective story that transports readers back to a time when humans had no idea how big their world was--and the fate of a man who dared to measure the incomprehensible. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0312372477G
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
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St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
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St. Martin's Press, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0312372477
ISBN 13 : 9780312372477
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0312372477I3N00
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