(Work in progress!)
Montagem experimental / Experimental assembly:
Valores de referência / Reference values:
Diâmetro médio da Terra / Average diameter of earth - 12 742 km
Perímetro da Terra / Circumference of the Earth - 40 075 km
Resultados / Results (Portuguese School of São Tomé and Príncipe):
H = 97 cm, S = 6 mm, angle = 0,35°
Obs. Diâmetro do tubo / pipe diameter = 1,2 cm
Exemplo da determinação do perímetro da Terra, utilizando os dados recolhidos por duas escolas: Eratosthenes experiment at Draguignan
Resultados de outras escolas, a título de exemplo / Results from other schools, by way of example:
| Escola / School |
País / Country | H (cm) | S (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Jean Moulin | France | 100 | 97 |
| Lycée Jean Moulin @ Salernes | France | 100 | 94,65 |
| Griechische Erganzungsschule Dusseldorf |
Germany | 100 | 125 |
| Gymnasium der Stadt Rahden | Germany | 100 | 121 |
| IISS Calvino of Rozzano | Italy | 82 | 82 |
| ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO CUNEO VIA SOBRERO |
Italy | 100 | 96 |
| European School of Luxembourg II |
Luxembourg | 100 | 130 |
| Eerde International Boarding School |
Netherlands | 100 | 120 |
| Portuguese School of São Tomé and Príncipe |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 97 | 0,6 |
Notice: Take this opportunity to point out that on May 29 there will be a centenary of the observations that led to the proof of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity -
Eddington at Sundy .