“The Shadows of Alexandria” by Janzen

Conference:

• SIGGRAPH 1995
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Track:

11

Title:

The Shadows of Alexandria

Director(s):

• Beau Janzen

Company / Institution / Agency:

• Kentucky Educational Television

Description:

This piece describes how Eratosthenes was able to calculate the size of the Earth by measuring shadows.

Additional Contributors:

Produced by: Kentucky Educational Television
Written and animated by: Beau Janzen
Read by: Tina Janzen
Edited by: Esther Reed

Animation / Video Overview:

SIGGRAPH 1995 Animation / Video

Type:

Animation / Video