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17 September 2007

Stanford, Kentucky USA, Home school

latitude: 37.533°
ombre: 72cm
angle:35.750°


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  • We used plastic containers and crushed oyster shell to hold our meter sticks vertical.
  • This is me ready to start measuring. Noon for us was 1:33 pm. The temperature now is 82°F.
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    We had a good time participating in this project. Our weather has turned hot again, we would love some rain. The farmer’s crops and livestock really need it here.

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    695.75 km is the approximate distance between Stanford, KY and Lafrançaise, Fance.
    The Circumference of the earth is 360 times the distance between cities divided by the central angle.
    Circ. of earth = 360 X 694.41 / 6 = 41,745 km
    Circumference equals approximately 41,745 km.
    The actual circumference of the earth is 40,076 km.

    Lafrançaise, France

    ombre: 90cm
    angle:42.000°

    distance: 733km - circonférence: 42221km

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    September 17, 2007
    Latitude difference : 44°08 ’- 37°32’ = 06°36’= 6.600 °
    Distance : 6600 x 111.1 = 733 km
    Angle difference: 42°00’-35°45’= 06°15’ = 6.250 °
    Circumference: 733 x 360° / 6250° = 42221 km

    by Eric Vayssié last modified 2008-01-05 18:17
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