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The origin and value of the stadion unit used by Eratosthenes in the third century B.C.

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  1. Mathematics Department, Wallington High School for Girls, Wallington, Surrey, United Kingdom

    Edward Gulbekian

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Communicated by B. L. van der Waerden

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Gulbekian, E. The origin and value of the stadion unit used by Eratosthenes in the third century B.C.. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 37, 359–363 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417008

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