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written by David Stern
This interesting site describes the early evidence for a round Earth and also Eratosthenes remarkable measurement of Earth's circumference.  You'll see that Columbus was not the first to imagine sailing west to India, and that he planned to get there based on an underestimation of the distance he had to travel.
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Astronomy
- Historical Astronomy
- Solar System
= Earth
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- Lower Undergraduate
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2004 David P. Stern
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Keywords: Earth view, astronomy, history of the spherical conception of the Earth
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 6, 2004 by David Stern
Record Updated: Feb 16, 2009 by Cathy Ezrailson
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December 12, 2004
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D. Stern, (2004), WWW Document, (http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scolumb.htm).
AJP/PRST-PER
D. Stern, The Round Earth and Christopher Columbus (2004), <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scolumb.htm>.
APA Format
Stern, D. (2004, December 12). The Round Earth and Christopher Columbus. Retrieved December 4, 2024, from http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scolumb.htm
Chicago Format
Stern, David. The Round Earth and Christopher Columbus. December 12, 2004. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scolumb.htm (accessed 4 December 2024).
MLA Format
Stern, David. The Round Earth and Christopher Columbus. 2004. 12 Dec. 2004. 4 Dec. 2024 <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Scolumb.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "David Stern", Title = {The Round Earth and Christopher Columbus}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {4 December 2024}, Month = {December 12, 2004}, Year = {2004} }
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