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Ancient cultures around the world made important contributions to early astronomy, including developing calendars based on careful observations of the sky. The ancient Greeks were able to deduce that the Earth is spherical based on observations of lunar eclipses and the changing positions of stars viewed from different locations. Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth around 200 BCE by measuring the sun

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CAMILLE CABICO

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