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Author Topic:   Who first suspected the earth was a aphere?
judge
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Message 1 of 4 (206576)
05-09-2005 6:25 PM


What person or people first suspected the earth was a sphere?

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05-09-2005 6:38 PM
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05-09-2005 6:25 PM


You do understand that can't really be answered. We know that the earth was considered a sphere over 2500 years ago, but how much longer before that is unknown.
That's a pretty weak starting OP unless you can flesh it out a little more as to just what it is you're looking for.

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judge
Member (Idle past 6443 days)
Posts: 216
From: australia
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Message 3 of 4 (206635)
05-09-2005 11:53 PM
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05-09-2005 6:38 PM


quote:
You do understand that can't really be answered. We know that the earth was considered a sphere over 2500 years ago, but how much longer before that is unknown.
That's a pretty weak starting OP unless you can flesh it out a little more as to just what it is you're looking for.
Yes I was not sure how best to phrase it.
We can for instance find those who think the Sumerians thought the earth was a disc floating on water and also those who thought they understood the earth was round.
Wondering if anyone has any insight.

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05-10-2005 10:08 AM


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