ERATHOSTENES: AN EXAMPLE OF WORK WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DIDACTICS AND HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY

Authors

  • Nicoletta Lanciano Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Itália.
  • Mariangela Berardo MCE Movimento di Cooperazione Educativa – Italia.

Keywords:

Method circumstantial/for clues, university teaching and training teachers, Eratosthenes, Approximations and errors, History of sciences.

Abstract

We present below, through an example, the richness of the use of a method of clues to enter the history of Astronomy, tested with university students and teachers in training. The question presented as an example is the study of the work of Eratosthenes to measure the Earth's meridian. It shows how the course generates a chain of questions and new questions and problems arise as the students learn to look for answers and solutions.

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Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

Lanciano, N., & Berardo, M. (2016). ERATHOSTENES: AN EXAMPLE OF WORK WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN DIDACTICS AND HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY. Latin-American Journal of Astronomy Education, (22), 7–19. Retrieved from https://relea.ufscar.br/index.php/relea/article/view/276

Issue

No. 22 (2016)

Section

Articles

License

Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto (Open Access) sob a licença Creative Commons Attribution, que permite uso, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, sem restrições desde que o trabalho original seja corretamente citado.