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To: dr_lew

Yes, amazing that that precision was achieved so long ago.


5 posted on 04/21/2017 10:25:34 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

I have read that the ancient Greeks calculated the cicumference of the earth nearly 2500 years ago. When compared to what we know now about the earth’s actual cicumference they were only off by a couple hundred miles.

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9 posted on 04/21/2017 10:55:00 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
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