Physics, asked by shabigadekar2002, 8 months ago

how did someone find the radius of the earth?

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Answered by soulQueen

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Explanation:

The fraction of the Earth's circumference lies within Alexandria and Syene, and is proportional to this displacement angle. ... To get the radius of the earth, he divided the earth's circumference by 2 and pi. He got the radius to be 6,366 km. The radius of the Earth using satellites is 6371 km.

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Answered by payalsoni034

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Answer:

earth's diameter /2 = radius

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