The Athens National Observatory will lead students in a review of ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes’ experiment to calculate the radius and circumference of the Earth, at two of its facilities in the Athens region on March 20, the spring equinox, ANA reports.
The Observatory’s Institute of Astronomy will guide students through the steps of the experiment at two facilities, at its premises in the Thissio section of Athens, and at the observatory on Mt. Penteli..
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