Sunsets, tall buildings and the Earth's radius
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earthobservationsradiustallusedamountapproximateatmospheric
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It is shown how repeated observations of the sunset from various points up a tall building can be used to determine the Earth's radius. The same observations can also be used, at some latitudes, to deduce an approximate value for the amount of atmospheric refraction at the horizon.
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