Multiple Choice
What evidence supported Aristotle's argument that the Earth is a sphere?
A) The sun projected a curved shadow of the Moon on to the Earth during a total solar eclipse.
B) The Sun projected a curved shadow of the Earth on to the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
C) The Sun projected a curved shadow of the Earth on to the Moon during a first quarter lunar phase.
D) The Sun projected a curved shadow of a stick on to the curved surface of the Earth.
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