21 June 2017
- 21 June 2017
The Eratosthenes Festivity has become an annual tradition that takes place every year on 21 June at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina; and 20 and 21 June at the city of Aswan. It is designed for preparatory school students, and includes a series of activities that revolve around the methodology Eratosthenes applied in measuring the Earth’s circumference 2000 years ago.
On 21 June, the day of summer solstice, the 21st century school students conduct Eratosthenes’ experiment on the BA Plaza, and in Aswan (Upper Egypt) to measure the circumference of Earth.
This year, the PSC team has reached out for more partners in order to promote the goal of the event. We had international partners: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Croatia, France, Greece, India, Romania, Tunisia and United Kingdom. In addition, we had local partners from the Exploration Centers for Science and Technology: Aswan, Beheira, Luxor, Mansoura, Menoufia, Minya, Port Said, and Suhag. The Festivity comprises a fieldtrip to Elephantine Island in Aswan, interactive workshops and lectures.
Our partners measurement results are:
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Governorate (Egypt)
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Partner
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Measurement result
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Alexandria
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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41,142 km
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Aswan
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Aswan Cultural Center, and Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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0
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Beheira
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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45,000 km
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Luxor
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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43,020 km
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Mansoura
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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40,000 km
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Menoufia
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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38,571 km
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Minya
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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42,959 km
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Port Said
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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40,054 km
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Suhag
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Science and Technology for Exploration Center
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40,500 km
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Country
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Argentina
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School/Fundacion Caminos de Anisacate and others
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39, 775 km (18 June)
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Brazil
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School/Centro Educacional Nosso Mundo and others
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41,176 km (16 June)
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Colombia
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School/Grupo Astrofanáticos St. Thomas and others
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42,378 km (20 June)
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Croatia
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School/PS kneza Branimira and others
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39,653 km (13 June)
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France
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School/Collège René Cassin and others
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39,954 km (20 June)
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Greece
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School/2nd Junior High School of Korydallos and others
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40,375 km (21 June)
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India
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School/Johnson Grammar School and others
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40,141 km (21 June)
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Romania
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School/Scoala Gimnaziala Nr.4 Gradinita Dumbrava Minuata and others
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39, 915 km (16 June)
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Tunisia
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School/Cité des Sciences and others
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40,636 km (18 June)
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United Kingdom
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Roseland Observatory
UK and Africa
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38,000 km
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