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The Church did not have a teaching that the Earth was flat. There may have been a few people in the Church who believed that, but the prevailing view was that the Earth was spherical. The most respected source on astronomy in the Middle Ages was Ptolemy, and his Geometry contained arguments that the Earth was spherical and showed its size. Ptolemy did believe that the Earth was the center of the skies and the sun went around it; his argument was that if the sun was at the center, the Earth would have to spin at a thousand miles per hour, and the winds would knock everything down.
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Why was the earth flat long ago?
The Earth was never flat. The Flat Earth society believe they have proof that the Earth is flat but other no individuals or organisations have ever seriously considered that the Earth was not round since the ancient Greeks.
What did Magellan's prove?
that the earth is round just like what Magellan said ... `The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church"
What is a famous quote by Ferdinand Magellan?
The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church.
What is A flat piece of bread used as a plate in medieval times?
It was a trencher
How did people find out that earth was not flat?
People have known the Earth is not flat since ancient times.
Why was the earth flat long ago?
The Earth was never flat. The Flat Earth society believe they have proof that the Earth is flat but other no individuals or organisations have ever seriously considered that the Earth was not round since the ancient Greeks.
What did people believe about the shape of the earth?
People believed that the earth was flat
What did English people believe in the 1600?
that the earth was flat
What did people believe before Copernicus?
that the earth was the center of the universe and that the earth wAS FLAT
Why does the flat earth society think the earth is flat?
The majority of the members of the Flat Earth Society do not believe the Earth is flat. They are members because it's a counter-culture group which some people find interesting.Those who think the Earth is flat are usually motivated by religious literalism.
Who are flat earthers?
people who believed the earth is flat, not a sphere like most people believe.
What did people believe in olden days about earth's shape?
They thought that the Earth was flat and not spherical.
Does anybody still believe that the earth is flat and its the centre of the solar system?
Yes a lot of young earth creationists believe this to be true. They also believe that the sun live in a tent at night.
Is it true that medieval universities taught that the earth was flat?
There were no actual "universities" in medieval Europe. But Classical Greek scholars (500 BC) had already suggested that the Earth was spherical. It was not until the 1800s that some historians promoted the *speculative* idea that the Flat Earth theory was predominant from the Middle Ages until the time of Christopher Columbus.
What did Magellan's prove?
that the earth is round just like what Magellan said ... `The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church"
What is the Flat Earth Society?
The Flat Earth society consists of members who believe that the Earth is flat rather than an oblate spheroid. The group has been around since the 1960s. Some adherents are serious and some are not. Those who are serious are often motivated by pseudoscience or religious literalism.Check out their website: Flat Earth Society
Which former president of the US believed that the earth was flat?
Andrew Jackson was the only U.S. President to believe the world was flat.
