According to my astronomy texts, the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes
(276-196 B.C.) was the first to make a fairly accurate determination
of the Earth's circumference, and therefore, its radius.
Philip Zell
zell@act.org
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Subject: Radius of the earth
Author: phys-l@atlantis.uwf.edu at Internet
Date: 10/7/98 10:16 AM
Hello all,
Can anyone out there remember who first measured the radius of the earth?
An Egyptian, a Greek? What was his/her name?
(I'm working with a teacher in another city (due north), measuring solar
angles
and calculating the Earth's radius)
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If the answer does not appear on the list, I'll post it for those who might be
interested.