The ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus is famous for devising a method for measuring the:
A) length of an eclipse cycle.
B) diameter of Earth.
C) relative distances of the Sun and the Moon.
D) precise distance between Alexandria and Syene in ancient Egypt.
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