ywellow to Videos • 4 months agoElon hater measures the size of the Earth for less than $100!youtu.bemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down110
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minus-square@disguy_ovahealink12•4 months agoEratosthenes did it for the cost of paying a man to count his steps from one city to another. He was accurate within 1% of the Earth’s circumference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes did it for the cost of paying a man to count his steps from one city to another.
He was accurate within 1% of the Earth’s circumference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eratosthenes