Re: Sun's distance

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>]

See Kline, Mathematical Thouoght... for ancient Greek measurement.
                                Regards,
                                                Jack

Adam was by constitution and proclivity a scientist; I was the same, and
we loved to call ourselves by that great name...Our first memorable
scientific discovery was the law that water and like fluids run downhill,
not up.
                          Mark Twain, <Extract from Eve's Autobiography>

On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, fred brace wrote:

> Where could I find some information on how the distance to the Sun was measured?