Book ID: Boy proves the world is flat
Eckert Family
but I never saw the answer, maybe someone here will know.
The book, or at least part of it, concerned a boy who was
trying, as a science project, prove the world was round. He
climbed one hill and sighted another hill whose height and
distance he knew and then calculated the curvature of the
earth. However, his calculations indicated that there was
no curvature at all and he gave his report to his class that
the world was indeed flat. He later found that the atmospheric
conditions created an illusion which through off his calculations
and he was then able to correct his data.
I thought for sure that it was a Danny Dunn book, but apparently
not. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
Phil
Eric Gjovaag
"Eckert Family" <eck...@hypersven.com> wrote:
I, too, remember this, and no, it wasn't Danny Dunn. I can't remember
the name of the book, but I believe it was the same protagonist, and by
the same author, as "Superweasel," so that ought to help narrow it down.
--Eric Gjovaag, who admits he may be wrong
Stephen Kane
Phil wrote:
I seem to remember a discussion about a book very like this some time ago
here on rabc - try searching in Google Groups.
Ernie Sjogren might know - Ernie?
Stephen.
Kris Baker
"Eckert Family" <eck...@hypersven.com> wrote in message
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This is Project: Genius by William Hayes.
AUTHOR: Hayes, William Dimmity, 1913-
TITLE: Project: genius /
Written and illustrated by William Hayes.
PLACE: New York :
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Book Services,
YEAR: 1972 1962
FORMAT: 92 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
(I'm no genius -- it was just solved on Loganberry.)
Kris
Eckert Family
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Phil