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    ____________________ Calculated the Diameter of Earth Using the Distance Between
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____________________ Calculated the Diameter of Earth Using the Distance Between

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____________________ calculated the diameter of Earth using the distance between Alexandria and Syene and the angle of the sun at noon relative to the zenith on the summer solstice.

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