The First Person We Are Aware of Who Determined the Circumference

question 47

Multiple Choice

The first person we are aware of who determined the circumference of the Earth using trigonometry and the angle of sunlight at Alexandria, Egypt, was:

• A)Pytheas.
• B)Eratosthenes.
• C)Herodotus.
• D)Seneca.
• E)Ptolemy.

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