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Post by ndrqu on Apr 23, 2015 16:49:05 GMT
Here another challenge for you. The title of the thread is not an hint, it's just a funny interpretation of what we are seeing To solve this puzzle, I will give you one image. If you understand what the image is referring to, then you can find the place where this nice, happy and colorful... residential area is located! Here the image: Here the place to find: GE requested. Have fun Sherlocks
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Post by johnluke on Apr 23, 2015 17:12:35 GMT
Not as difficult as I first thought!
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Post by ndrqu on Apr 24, 2015 18:50:52 GMT
First Hint: From the formulas in the picture, you can see that someone tried to calculate the circumference of the earth, most probably many many years ago...
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Post by ndrqu on Apr 28, 2015 17:49:35 GMT
Second hint: A man, who lived before Christ, calculated the circumference of the Earth (not too precisely, but hey, we are talking about more then 2000 years ago...), using the same method and numbers that I displayed with the picture in the first post. The solution, is one of the two locations he used to make his calculations.
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Post by ndrqu on May 2, 2015 13:59:23 GMT
Solution: The calculations in the image, were made by Eratosthenes of Cyrene. He did the first calculation of the Earth circumference more then 2000 years ago. You can read more in the Wikipedia Article. The solution of the puzzle, is the town of Aswan (Egypt), one of the two locations he used to make his measurement. Without any hint, if you were able to read the first image correctly, you could search on Google "earth circumference in stadia" (or similiar queries) and find the solution at the first result.
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