jaciebissell1603 jaciebissell1603
  • 04-02-2018
  • Social Studies
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The first known people to calculate the circumference of the Earth were the:


Egyptians
Greeks
Romans
Western Europeans

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stewartam
stewartam stewartam
  • 07-02-2018
Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Egypt. He knew that at local noon on the summer solstice in Syene (modern Aswan, Egypt), the Sun was directly overhead. Therefore, the answer is Egyptians.
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