Circumference of the Earth. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) de
Circumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes (250 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth by measuring noontime shadows at two localities of different latitude. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) developed a novel way to measure the area of a circle using the rotation of wheel half the thickness of its radius. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy
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