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Circumference : Eratosthenes and the ancient quest to measure the globe

Title
  1. Circumference : Eratosthenes and the ancient quest to measure the globe / Nicholas Nicastro.
Published by
  1. New York : St. Martin's Press, c2008.
Supplementary content
  1. Contributor biographical information
  2. Publisher description
Author
  1. Nicastro, Nicholas.

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Description
  1. xi, 223 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm.
Subject
  1. Eratosthenes
  2. Arc measures
  3. Weights and measures, Ancient
  4. Mathematics, Greek
  5. Earth (Planet) > Figure > Measurement
Call number
  1. JFD 09-1317
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Author
  1. Nicastro, Nicholas.
Title
  1. Circumference : Eratosthenes and the ancient quest to measure the globe / Nicholas Nicastro.
Imprint
  1. New York : St. Martin's Press, c2008.
Edition
  1. 1st ed.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Connect to:
  1. Contributor biographical information
  2. Publisher description
LCCN
  1. 2008025773
ISBN
  1. 9780312372477
  2. 0312372477
Research call number
  1. JFD 09-1317
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