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Explain how an eclipse is evidence of the earth being sphercial in shape?
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∙ 14y agoWhen we see the Earth's shadow move across the face of the Moon, the shadow is curved. Therefore, the Earth itself is curved. This has been known since the Greek and Egyptian astronomers realized that an eclipse is a shadow, about 2400 years ago.
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∙ 6y agoHe noticed that Earth's shadow on the moon was round.
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∙ 10y agoHe noticed that Earth's shadow on the moon was rounded
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∙ 13y agoSpecifically in the case of a lunar eclipse, you see part of the Earth's (circular) shadow covering the Moon.
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How an eclipse is evidence of the Earth being spherical in shape?
an eclipse is a evidence of the earth being in spherical shape is that it can figure it self...
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June 30
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no
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