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9 October, 21:45

The first known people to calculate the circumference of the Earth were the:

Egyptians

Greeks

Romans

Western Europeans

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  1. 9 October, 21:56
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    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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