Suetterlein wants to change how we measure the earth. This is serious science.

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Suetterlein wants to change how we measure the earth. This is serious science.

We begin with Eratosthenes, a Greek astronomer of ancient times.We conclude with David Suetterlein, the Republican state senator from Roanoke County. Those are not two names usually found in connection with one another, but both science and politics can sometimes take funny turns.Eratosthenes and Suetterlein, more than two millennia apart, share one thing in common: Both have tried to measure the earth. Eratosthenes used a stick. Suetterlein has…