The circumference of the earth was accurately calculated
A) only in the twentieth century.
B) by Eratosthenes of Cyrene.
C) in fifth-century B.C. Athens.
D) by Assyrian mathematicians.
E) by using simple calculations in physics.
Ans: B
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