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    How Did Eratosthenes Determine the Circumference of the Earth
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How Did Eratosthenes Determine the Circumference of the Earth

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How did Eratosthenes determine the circumference of the Earth?


A) By sailing around it
B) By comparing the altitude of the Sun at different locations
C) By noting the size of Earth's umbral shadow
D) By assuming that the Earth and Moon are the same size

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