21 June 2009
- 21 June 2009
Eratosthenes Festivity is an annual event organized by the the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) on 21 June every year since 2003; the day of Summer Solstice in Alexandria and Aswan. Eratosthenes, the Greek scientist and the third librarian of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, was the first scientist who measure the circumference of the Erath before 2000 years ago in these two cities.
This year, the day began with a lecture, telling Eratosthenes' history and explaining how to measure the circumference of the earth. After that, the kinds went to the BA Plaza to do their measurements, followed by a videoconference between Alexandria, Aswan and other countries to compare measurement results.
Following is Eratosthenes 2009 program:
1_EratosthenesENG.doc
1_EratosthenesAR.doc
1_EratosthenesFRE.doc
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To watch a video about the event, please click on the link below:
mms://webcast.bibalex.org/Planetarium/Eratosthenes2009.wmv
Eratosthenes Festivity is an annual event organized by the the Planetarium Science Center (PSC) on 21 June every year since 2003; the day of Summer Solstice in Alexandria and Aswan. Eratosthenes, the Greek scientist and the third librarian of the Ancient Library of Alexandria, was the first scientist who measure the circumference of the Erath before 2000 years ago in these two cities.
This year, the day began with a lecture, telling Eratosthenes' history and explaining how to measure the circumference of the earth. After that, the kinds went to the BA Plaza to do their measurements, followed by a videoconference between Alexandria, Aswan and other countries to compare measurement results.