Multiple Choice
Isaac Newton reasoned that Earth was not perfectly spherical because of
A) centrifugal force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the equator.
B) centrifugal force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the poles.
C) gravitational force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the equator.
D) gravitational force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the poles.
E) the curvature of the horizon from ships at sea.
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