Measuring the circumference of the Earth

By Keith Gibbs, Geoff Auty, Stuart Farmer

Issue 380 | Page 46 | Published Mar 2021

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Three ASE members collaborate to measure the circumference of the Earth, following an initiative from the National Schools' Observatory.

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