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

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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