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- Title
March measurements.
- Authors
Riddle, Bob
- Abstract
The article presents the science experiment to help students measure the circumference of the Earth. It shows the formula in this measurement which includes the cosine of its latitude. It enables students to summarize calculations from their home latitude and other latitudes, and determine its diameter or radius with the given circumference of the circle.
- Subjects
SCIENTIFIC experimentation; SCIENCE education; RADIUS (Geometry); LATITUDE; DIAMETER; MATHEMATICAL formulas
- Publication
Science Scope, 2010, Vol 33, Issue 7, p86
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Science Experiment