Multiple Choice
Who was the first person to estimate the size of the Earth within approximately 8% of its true size based on the geometric observations of travelers?
A) Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy
B) Eratosthenes of Cyrene
C) U.S. naval officer Matthew Maury
D) The Polynesians
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