The earth is shaped like a ball. A ball shape is called a sphere. The earth is called "nearly" spherical because it is not quite a ball shape. It is a little flatter on the top than the bottom which pokes out a bit.
The shape of the earth is called an oblate sphereoid (shaped like an orange for instance) as opposed to a prelate sphereoid (shaped like a Rugby ball)
Isn't it obvious that the Earth is flat? Any ancient Sumerian or Egyptian farmer could have told you THAT!
Ummm, except the Phoenicians 3,000 years ago knew that the Earth wasn't flat, because when they sailed away from the coast, the low buildings disappeared behind the sea, while the tall buildings were still visible. And the cities disappeared, even though the mountains were still in view. And even they knew that a lookout at the masthead could see ships or islands farther than a lookout on the deck.
We know the Earth is not flat because:
We don't know. Ancient Greek, and even earlier Phoenician, sailors knew that the Earth was round, and both Aristarchus of Samos and Eratosthenes had calculated the size of the Earth with amazing accuracy, considering that it was 2400 years ago.
The sphere is the most compact form for matter. You must know one thing that sphere is the only shape in which maximum volume and minimum area is occupied and most of substance tries to be in spherical shape. Since gravity acts to pull all the matter of a body toward the center, enough gravity (enough matter) creates a sphere.
Smaller objects, such as small moons and asteroids, are not large enough to create the full spheroid shape.
Lastly, the rotation of an object will tend to throw the mass into what's called an 'oblate' spheroid, meaning the object is wider at the equator, narrower at the poles (like earth). The faster an object spins, the worse the effect.
Because a sphere is the most compact shape under the force of gravity. All bodies above a certain mass will become more or less spherical, and so that is one of the new criteria for defining a planet: it must have enough mass to be spherical.
Earth's seasons are the primary indicator. If earth's axis were not tilted,
the sun's zenith (highest point) would be the same each day. Instead, the
sun climbs higher and higher into the sky during the summer months, and
lower during the winter months.
by observing and disscovering things...
and why did they found out hat the earth is round...because of the core,crust,mantle,and moho that shaped like a ball...because what it is outside it is inside...and by going to outer space using spacecrafts,spaceships,etc.
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the Earth is not truly a sphere. the Earth got its shape the same way a drop of liquid would out in space. it is the most energy efficient form. the molten prehistoric Earth would be considered in a liquid state, so it would have rounded itself out from the get-go.
Cuz when Armstrong went to the moon.....he saw the earth.....and it was tilted......and he told everyone..........and then scientists gave it some fancy name.....AXIS.
Because the Earth is very large. If the Earth were flat, we would expect a curvature rate of zero inches per mile. As it is, the Earth is not flat, and it's curvature rate is 8 inches per mile. 63,360 inches are in a mile, and the 8 inch drop is spread over that distance. Our eyes are not able to detect an approximately 1/10,000th of an inch drop off per inch. In simple terms, the curvature is so gradual that we can't see it!
Aryabhata was Indian (Hindu) born in 476 A.D. and was actually the first person in the world to say that the earth is not flat and it revolves around the sun. Although they said someone else said that later. Aryabhata never got the credit he deserves...... :(so sad :(
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If you mean the first to reach space, they say that a V2 German rocket reached Low-earth-orbit during testing in 1942.
neil Armstrong was the first one and he said "one small step for man one giant leap for mankind".
if youre tring to say sphere than yes it isn't flat
By watching as the Earth also rotates from that view, you can see that the Earth is a rotating sphere and is not flat. Image by NASA. Like the other planets, the Earth is a sphere. It rotates around its own axis slowly but continuously, and completes this rotation about once every 24 hours.
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The earth is round.L know this because there are inner parts of the earth.Like there are inner parts of a ball.But,you canβt say the earth is flat because then yo would be taking the way the whole fact that their is more to the earth that just humans,animals,water,and land.Its like saying that a cake is flat but you know inside theres cream filling.
Because the Earth is very large. If the Earth were flat, we would expect a curvature rate of zero inches per mile. As it is, the Earth is not flat, and it's curvature rate is 8 inches per mile. 63,360 inches are in a mile, and the 8 inch drop is spread over that distance. Our eyes are not able to detect an approximately 1/10,000th of an inch drop off per inch. In simple terms, the curvature is so gradual that we can't see it!
No, the Tanach does not say that the earth is flat. That was an error of interpretation made by the Christian Church. The error comes from the Tanach mentioning the 'four corners of the world'. However, the corners of a man's head are also discussed in the Tanach. In reality, the term is discussing the four directions on a sphere. Even the ancient Greeks knew that the Earth is spherical.
It is impossible to say who was the first inventor or what they invented.
Flat out no
It is a drawing of the earth on a flat surface
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Because that is the first place they found it. It is not the only or the first place to actually have water, but Earth is where we found it first.
well i would say the frist one on earth is god and then it was us