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Sunday, July 3, 2016

This incredibly accurate science experiment was centuries ahead of its time

In the mid-20th century we began launching satellites into space that would help us determine the exact circumference of the Earth: 40,030 km. But over 2000 years earlier, a man in Ancient Greece came up with nearly the exact same figure using just a stick and his brain. _Produced by Alex Kuzoian_ FOLLOW BI VIDEO: On Twitter  


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