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What did people know about Earth Space and Myths a long time ago?
BrysiKingOfCod
About Earth: the ancient Greeks had already long ago noticed that when they looked out over the sea, the horizon was slightly curved. From that they concluded that the Earth must therefore be round, not as a disc but as a ball. In 240 BC the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes made the first very accurate calculation of the circumference and size of the Earth.
About space: The ancient Greeks (and the Mesopotamians before them) hade made an extensive study of the planets and stars that they could see. They still believed in a Earth-centered Universe, but they had worked out that the planets of our solar system turned in elliptical circles, and Aristotle and others had worked out that the relative size of stars and planets were an indication of their distance from Earth. They also knew that many of them, including the Sun, must be much bigger than our planet. They also knew that the size of the Universe must be vast, if not infinite.
About myths: this is a totally different subject of course. The ancients had many myths about their gods and about the creation of the Earth. Many of those myths (like the one about Noah's ark) have found their way into the Old Testament. That isn't surprising, as many historians are now convinced that the nomadic Semitic tribes that we now call the Jews originally lived in what then was Mesopotamia and gradually migrated in the direction of Palestine, taking their Mesopotamic myths and sagas with them. None of all those Myths however make a correct guess about the origin and early development of life and Earth.
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