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Who was the first person to figure out the Earth's circumference? A) Euclid B) Ptolemy C) Aristarchus D) Eratosthenes
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Who was the first person to figure out the Earth's circumference?

A) Euclid
B) Ptolemy
C) Aristarchus
D) Eratosthenes

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The answer is D) Eratosthenes
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Hey there!

Eratosthenes was the first person to figure out the Earth's circumference

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