How Did Eratosthenes Estimate the Size of Earth in 240

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Multiple Choice

How did Eratosthenes estimate the size of Earth in 240 B.C.?

• A) by observing the duration of a solar eclipse
• B) by measuring the size of Earth's shadow on the Moon in a lunar eclipse
• C) by comparing the maximum altitude of the Sun in two cities at different latitudes
• D) by sending fleets of ships around Earth
• E) We don't know how he did it since all his writings were destroyed.

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