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Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes6:42

Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Eratosthenes

3M views • 17 years ago
carlsagandotcom
A short clip from Carl Sagan's Cosmos in which he explains how Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the Earth using shadows in two Egyptian cities. It is a clear, visual account of an ancient scientific feat.
Inferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar9:29

Inferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar

2M views • 17 years ago
USCSB
A US Chemical Safety Board video explaining how sugar dust explosions at the Imperial Sugar plant in Georgia killed fourteen workers in 2008.
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