10th Grade Recommended Reading List: Circumference
Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe
This nonfiction book recounts the story of how a 245 BCE sea journey from Athens to Alexandria inspired Eratosthenes of Cyrene to contemplate the stars and measure the distance around the earth.
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