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thats patently false. it was known to the educated greeks but it was far from being widespread among the masses who were uneducated and did not know how to read
by ekianjo 3y ago
thats patently false. it was known to the educated greeks but it was far from being widespread among the masses who were uneducated and did not know how to read. education was not a thing unless for the scribes which were a super small minority of the population.
so for most people it was far from obvious that the Earth was spherical
- bawolff 3y ago"We all agree on the earth’s shape. For surely we always speak of the round ball of the Earth" - Pliny (Natural History, II.64). In year 77. If the earth was commonly spoken of in day to day language as the round ball, than i would assume this meant that even commoners knew that it was round.