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Prominent ScientistsProminent Scientists of the World
Who was the first person to measure the size of the Earth?
- A.Aristotle
- B.EratosthenesCorrect answer
- C.Ptolemy
- D.Archimedes
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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: Eratosthenes was the first person to measure the size (circumference) of the Earth using simple geometry and shadow angles around 240 BCE.