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The round shape of the Earth was discovered by the ancient Greeks around 500 B.C. The first proposal about the Earth's shape was from Pythagoras.
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Who stated the earth was round?
Pythagoras stated the earth was round
How can we prove that earth is round for kids?
There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
How is the earth square?
It's not, the earth is round.
Who found that the earth is round?
Galileo Galilee proved that the earth is round by earths shadow on the moon.
Line of longitude arent parallel to each other why?
they aren't because the earth is round deerrhh!
Who was killed for saying that earth rotates around sun?
Technically, no one really died for syaing the earth rotated around the sun. Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for saying that and later died in house arrest
J A Happen to the man who said earth is round?
He has been killed and he died without being able to prove it.
What is the reason behind saying that earth is round?
The reason that we say the earth is round is because it is close to being so, or at least is amost spherical. Because of its gravity, earth became round when it formed. And it remains round today, except that is has a bit of a "bulge" in the middle (at the equator) because it is spinning about its axis of rotation. (The term usually used is oblate spheroid.)
How do you say that the earth is round?
umm: "The Earth is round"? ------------------------------------------------ The Earth is not round - it is an oblate spheroid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A (slightly) oblate spheroid seems pretty "round" to me.
Who stated the earth was round?
Pythagoras stated the earth was round
Does the moon round the sun or the earth?
The moon rotates round the Earth.
Is earth round or has flat surfaces up and down?
the earth is not perfecly round
What is the saying the more the what?
He/she has been killed
can someone get killed by saying stupid?
no
What is a different way of saying 'circle'?
round ball is a way of saying circle
Why do people think the earth is round?
It is round!
How can we prove that earth is round for kids?
There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
