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Meanings of circumference of the earth in английском

русский
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португальский
linha do equador
испанский
linea del ecuador
каталонский
línia equatorial
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Intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and midway between the poles.

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      Usage of circumference of the earth in английском
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      His great achievement was the determination of the circumference of the earth.
      The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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      That's bigger than the circumference of the earth.
      Wired
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      By 2020, Prime Minister Modi wants to pave a distance greater than the circumference of the earth.
      Radio NZ
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      The distance from Puget Sound to Sand Key is more than two-thirds the circumference of the earth.
      Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
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      He was of opinion that about one-third of the circumference of the earth was unknown and unexplored.
      Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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      I could run the circumference of the earth or I could stand here for eternity with this boy.
      Origin
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      Between Meru and the wall of stone forming the extreme circumference of the earth are seven concentric circles of rocks.
      The Destiny of the Soul: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a...
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      Thus Archimedes starts out with the preliminary assumption that the circumference of the earth is less than three million stadia.
      A History of Science — Volume 1
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      Hence the circumference of the earth was fixed at two hundred and fifty thousand stadia, not far from the truth.
      The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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      The circumference of the earth is 123,249,600 feet.
      Letters on England
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      Posidonius calculated the circumference of the earth to be two hundred and forty thousand stadia, by a different method from Eratosthenes.
      Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
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      He has the credit for being the first to calculate the circumference of the earth by means of his Theory of Shadows.
      History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 10 (o...
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      Hence the circumference of the earth was fixed at two hundred and fifty thousand stadia,-whichis not very different from our modern computation.
      Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements
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      Behaim, however, could tell him a good deal about the supposed circumference of the earth, the extent of the Asiatic continent, and so on.
      Christopher Columbus and the New World of His Discovery — Volume...
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      At what rate is that per second, taking the circumference of the earth at 27,000 miles, more or less?
      Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
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      On that machine, traveling the circumference of the earth would require just 12 liters (3.2 gallons) of fuel.
      Reuters