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During the hellenistic period , a method was devised for calculating the-------- of the earth. A weight b diameter. C. Location d. Circumfrace

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During the hellenistic period, a method was devised for calculating the-------- of the earth. A. weight b. diameter. C. Location d. Circumference

Answer:

Option D

Circumference

Explanation:

Hellenistic period is a period between the death if Alexandra the great and the emergence of the Roman empire. In wake of the conquered if the great Alexandra a center for learning was built in Egypt.

During this period breakthroughs were being made in mathematics at the edge of the Greek Hellenistic empire and it birthed a new method for calculating the circumference of the earth accurately.

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Answer:

The right option should be (d) but it should be circumference instead of Circumfrace(spelling mistake).

Please note it is CIRCUMFERENCE.

Step-by-step explanation:

Okay, let us fill in the gap in the question above. Please note that the capitalized word is the missing word in the question:

"During the hellenistic period , a method was devised for calculating the CIRCUMFERENCE of the earth".

The Hellenistic period is a period between 323 BC to 30 BC. The term "Hellenistic period" is being used to describe the time in which Alexander the great died, the fall of the empire Alexander buit and the period or time in which the Roman empire was built, the conquest of Rome which include the the conquest of Egypt by the Roman empire.

The devised a method which is known as the Eratosthenes' method in order to calculate the circumference of the earth.

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