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Zecaar · 05-15-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TeamHermioneGranger

Maddie raised her hand
'Sir, the zenith distance is the angle from the zenith to the point where the Sun was at noon; it is also 90 degrees minus the altitude. At Syene, the zenith distance was 0 degrees; at Alexandria it was about 7 degrees.'

She knew that? Seriously? Okay, Santi had been able to guess that it was 0 degrees at Egypt due to the tilt of the Earth. But to know that it was 7 degrees at Alexandria was much more than even he could've guessed. Perhaps she knew how many degrees for each kilometer, or she read a lot, but where would one read that? But still, it was impressive... if it was correct.

05-15-2010, 05:11 PM	#145 (permalink)
Zecaar Fire Slug Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 149 Hogwarts RPG Name: Santi Xu Fifth Year	Quote: Originally Posted by TeamHermioneGranger Maddie raised her hand 'Sir, the zenith distance is the angle from the zenith to the point where the Sun was at noon; it is also 90 degrees minus the altitude. At Syene, the zenith distance was 0 degrees; at Alexandria it was about 7 degrees.' She knew that? Seriously? Okay, Santi had been able to guess that it was 0 degrees at Egypt due to the tilt of the Earth. But to know that it was 7 degrees at Alexandria was much more than even he could've guessed. Perhaps she knew how many degrees for each kilometer, or she read a lot, but where would one read that? But still, it was impressive... if it was correct. __________________