Eratosthenes

Marina di C., Italia

June 2010

Marina di Carrara Italy M Buonarroti primary school 44°02’N 10°02’E
Date Gnomon Shadow Angle
june 21nd 100 cm 37.6 cm 20° 35´ N

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Carrara is a small resort on the north coast of Tuscany between the mountains and the sea. The inhabitants are about 65.000 JPEG
It is famous for its white marble all over the world and since the past , the most popular artist have came here to sculpt their masterpieces JPEG
Our school is called “ M: Buonarroti” and we attend “Paradiso” primary school” the third grade , we are eight years old. JPEG
In our school we have many amusing activities such as the ones we study in our science lab or in our greenhouse and vegetable garden JPEG
This year we have started to observe the sun shadows. We have discovered that they change frequently and they are longer in some season and shorter in others

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Gnomon height : 1 m

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Length of shadow:0.376 m

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Angle : 20°35’


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