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Ted: Ted Ed: How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries

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Educator, Adam Savage, shares two astounding examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative procedures: Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light. [7:32]

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scientific discoveries, eratosthenes
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simple ideas, speed of light, earth's circumference, hippolyte fizeau, ted, ted ed lesson, scientific investigation
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)