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Columbus understood that the earth is a sphere. He knew about the horizon, navigating by constellations (and the "North Star" in the Big Dipper), and the fact that the position of the constellations changed with the seasons. He had no concern that his ships would "fall off the edge of the earth".
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How did Columbus described earth's shape?
A bit of history how did Columbus described earths shape?
What is The actual shape of earths orbit around the sun is described as?
Ellipse.
What forces below earth surface shape landforms?
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
How would you describe the earths shape?
the shape of the earth is not flat. it has a spherical shape. its slightly flattened at the poles to give a nearly spherical shape hence; the earth's shape is better described as a geoid which means the earth's shape
How much sunlight reaches a location at a particular time is determined by earths shape and what?
the earths shape and its rotation
How does weathering and erosion shape earths surface?
Weathering and erosion shape earths surface by changing earths surface by having extreme forces that change earth.
What shape is the earths moon?
sphere
Shape of earths orbit resembles?
oval
What was the theory about the earths shape before?
oblong
How does water shape earths landscapes?
by erosion
What shape did renaissance people think the earth was?
Round. Most people by the time of Columbus did not believe the Earth was flat, despite what some history books will tell you.
Did Pangaea change the earths shape?
No! pangea changed the sufaces of the earth not the shape
