Eratosthenes 2009 at the BA
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Alexandria—As part of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), the BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) is organizing the annual Eratosthenes Festivity on 21 June 2009.
The Festivity is designed for preparatory school students and includes a series of activities that revolve around Eratosthenes's methodology in measuring the Earth’s circumference 2000 years ago. It comprises a fieldtrip to the Elephantine Island in Aswan, where he first did his experiment, interactive workshops and lectures in both Alexandria and Aswan, a contest, and videoconferences between Alexandria, Aswan and other countries to compare measurement results.
Eratosthenes Festivity is open only for registered school groups.
For additional information, please contact the PSC.