UPSC Geography Oceans and Continents / महासागरों और महाद्वीपों Question Bank Continents

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    The terms longitude and latitude were first used by

    A)  Herodotus

    B)  Eratosthenes

    C)  Posidonius

    D)  Ptolemy

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     The terms longitude and latitude were first used by Eratosthenes. Eratosthenes of Cyrene was a Greek mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria.


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