Circumference
Subtitle: Eratosthenes and the ancient quest to measure the globe
By: Nicholas Nicastro.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780312372477
Subjects: Eratosthenes; Arc measures; Weights and measures, Ancient; Mathematics, Greek; Earth -- Figure -- Measurement
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.