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The Earth's circumference was first determined by: A. Aristotle using lunar eclipses. B. Pythagoras with geometry. C. Hipparchus with stellar parallaxes. D. Erastothenes with solstice shadows. E. Aristarchus
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The Earth's circumference was first determined by:

A. Aristotle using lunar eclipses.
B. Pythagoras with geometry.
C. Hipparchus with stellar parallaxes.
D. Erastothenes with solstice shadows.
E. Aristarchus with first and third quarter moon timings.

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D. Erastothenes with solstice shadows

Step-by-step explanation:

Erastothenes calculated the circumference of the earth using the solstice shadows at two different places.

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