Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe

by Nicholas Nicastro

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312372477
• ISBN13: 9780312372477
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.6"