In Ancient Greece,Eratosthenes Measured the Difference in Angles of the Sun's

question 48

Multiple Choice

In ancient Greece,Eratosthenes measured the difference in angles of the Sun's rays in two different locations in Egypt at the same time to calculate the ________.

• A)rate of rotation of the Earth
• B)distance from the Earth to the Moon
• C)distance from Earth to the Sun
• D)circumference of the Earth

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