EQUINOX DAY - Sept 23rd, 09:04 AM UT (14:34IST)
On Equinox Day, join us in PROJECT PARIDHI - A citizen science project to measure the circumference of the earth with shadow measurements
SPACE is embarking on yet another
international citizen science project to measure the size of the earth
with shadows measurements – “Project Paridhi – measure the earth again”.
Under this project students will replicate and in fact take actual
measurements of the shadows made by sun to gather the size of earth and
its shape as done 2300 years back by astronomer Eratosthenes. This project
involves reading of shadows at local noon by pair of teams on the same
longitude on the globe. Eg cities like New Delhi, Banglore and Alma-ta in
Kazakhstan fall almost with one degree of longitude and readings taken at
the same time from these cities can tell us about the size and shape of
the earth. Starting on 23rd September on the autumnal equinox day, this
project initially will have a pan-Asian presence by having readings from
India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, china and Russia.
The observation base will be extended to global arena by next winter
solstice in December 2011. This project is a showcase for proving that
science can be best learnt by doing.
Register and find out more here: http://www.space-india.org/
PROJECT PARIDHI
On Equinox Day, join us in PROJECT PARIDHI - A citizen science project to measure the circumference of the earth with shadow measurements
Register and find out more here: http://www.space-india.org/
