Correct option is A
The correct match between the scholars and their achievements is:
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A. Ferdinand Magellan:
IV. First to circumnavigate the world. Magellan is known for leading the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
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B. Captain Cook:
III. Located the terra-incognita of Ptolemy. Captain Cook is credited with mapping many previously uncharted territories, including parts of the Pacific, and "locating" lands that were unknown (terra incognita).
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C. Galileo:
II. Proved the idea of heliocentric Universe. Galileo's observations supported the heliocentric model, which placed the Sun at the center of the Universe, a revolutionary concept for his time.
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D. Waldseemuller:
I. Showed both America’s as separate continents on world map. Martin Waldseemuller is famous for producing a map that depicted both North and South America as separate continents.