What method of measuring the distance to a ship at sea from the shore did Thales come up with?
October 31, 2020 | Education
| What method of measuring the distance to a ship at sea from the shore did Thales come up with? What optical device is currently being used for this purpose?
It is about building a triangle along a side and two corners adjacent to it, and then finding the height of this triangle. This is how an optical stereo tube works.
