The Soup Ladle That Measured the Earth
Tang Dynasty China

The Soup Ladle That Measured the Earth

A Chinese monk's quest for the perfect monastery soup accidentally produced the most accurate measurement of Earth's circumference in human history.

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Tang DynastyMedieval ChinaBuddhismEarly ScienceAstronomyGeographyMonasteriesEmperor XuanzongYixing8th Century

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