Which of the following ancient Greek philosophers compute d for the circumference of the Earth?

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Anaxagoras
Pythagoras
Erathosthenes
Aristotle
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He believed that the Earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
Anaxagoras
Pythagoras
Erathosthenes
Aristotle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
Ptolemy
Pythagoras
Erathosthenes
Aristotle
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the shape of the Earth as described by modern astronomy?
ellipsoid
oblate spheroid
hyperboloid
oblate paraloid
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
It is an astronomical model in which the Earth and the planets revolve around the Sun.
Geocentrism
Heliocentrism
Solstice
Eclipse
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Any theory of the structure of the solar system ( or the universe) in which the Earth is assumed to be the the center of it all.
Geocentrism
Heliocentrism
Solstice
Eclipse
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
This is the branch of physical science dealing with heavenly bodies?
Astrology
Astronomy
Geography
Geology
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