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How did gopal outsmart the nawab = 8.Measuring the earth

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Eratosthenes' most famous accomplishment is his measurement of the circumference of Earth. ... Eratosthenes then measured the angle of a shadow cast by a stick at noon on the summer solstice in Alexandria, and found it made an angle of about 7.2 degrees, or about 1/50 of a complete circle.

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