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No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. First Edition, First Printing.-------- Forget the myth of Columbus' daring in imagining a round earth. Nicastro not only traces the conception of a spherical world back more than a millennium before the seafarer set sail but also recounts in fascinating detail how the ancient Greek geometer Eratosthenes measured that sphere with astonishing accuracy. [Booklost]
Title: Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
Categories: Other,
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Press: 2008
ISBN Number: 0312372477
ISBN Number 13: 9780312372477
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: New
Jacket Condition: New
Type: Book
Seller ID: 011027
Keywords: Scientific Measurement; Mathematics History; Geography,