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Forgive the naive question, but does this mean these ancient Greeks knew the world was round thousands of years ago?
by motohagiography 6y ago
Forgive the naive question, but does this mean these ancient Greeks knew the world was round thousands of years ago?
- tsoukase 6y agoEratosthenes even measured earth's circumference with astonishing accuracy. They knew more than we think they knew...
- ljf 6y agoYes; https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/ancient-greeks-proved-earth-round-eratosthenes-alexandria-syene-summer-solstice-a8131376.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/ancient-gre...
- dan-robertson 6y agoThe Greeks deduced that lunar eclipses were caused by the earth’s shadow and, from the consistent roundness of the shadow, that it was a globe.