MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01608cam a22003618a 4500
001 2008038523
003 DLC
005 20090901073339.0
008 080905s2010 nju j b 001 0beng
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050 00 $aQA31.E7$bG69 2010
082 00 $a510.92$aB$222
100 1 $aGow, Mary.
245 10 $aMeasuring the Earth :$bEratosthenes and his celestial geometry /$cMary Gow.
260 $aBerkeley Heights :$bEnslow,$cc2010.
263 $a1001
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aGreat minds of ancient science and math
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a"Pentathlos" -- Boy from Cyrene -- Alexandria -- Measuring the Earth -- Geography -- Mathematician -- Time, poems, plays, and stars -- Legacy -- Activities -- Chronology.
520 $a"A biography of ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes, who used geometry to calculate the circumference of the earth. He is also known as the Father of Geography"--Provided by publisher.
600 00 $aEratosthenes$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aMathematicians$zGreece$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aAstronomers$zGreece$vBiography$vJuvenile literature.
651 0 $aEarth$xFigure$xMeasurement$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aArc measures$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aMathematics, Ancient$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aMathematics, Greek$vJuvenile literature.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038523.html