The method of determining latitude in the Northern Hemisphere by measuring the angle between an observer's line of site to the North Star and line of site to the northern horizon was developed by:
A)Pytheas.
B)Eratosthenes.
C)Herodotus.
D)Seneca.
E)Ptolemy.

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Pytheas was an ancient Greek navigator and explorer who discovered the method of determining latitude in the Northern Hemisphere by measuring the angle between an observer's line of site to the North Star and line of site to the northern horizon. This method, known as the "method of Pytheas," was later refined by other astronomers and navigators, including Hipparchus and Ptolemy.

The Method of Determining Latitude in the Northern Hemisphere by Measuring