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12-01-2024
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Suppose Eratosthenes had found that in Alexandria at noon on the first day of summer, the line to the Sun makes an angle 18° with the vertical. How many times the distance between Syene and Alexandria would he have calculated the Earth's circumference to be? How many times the distance between Syene and Alexandria would he have calculated the Earth's circumference to be? Circumference of the Earth = ____ times the distance between the cities

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