ywellow@fedia.io to Videos@lemmy.world · 2 months agoElon hater measures the size of the Earth for less than $100!youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down19
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkElon hater measures the size of the Earth for less than $100!youtu.beywellow@fedia.io to Videos@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 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