Multiple Choice
Which of the following investigations did the Ancient Greeks NOT carry out?
A) determination that Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse
B) determination that Earth is approximately spherical
C) measurement of the relative distances of the Moon and the Sun from Earth
D) measurement of Earth's radius
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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