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
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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.
CC
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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