Who Was the First Person to Estimate the Size of the Earth

question 39

Multiple Choice

Who was the first person to estimate the size of the Earth within approximately 8% of its true size based on the geometric observations of travelers?

• A) Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy
• B) Eratosthenes of Cyrene
• C) U.S. naval officer Matthew Maury
• D) The Polynesians

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