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Yes, different cultures, especially earl on, have believed this. However, tt is fictitious that Columbus went on his voyages to find out what the shape of the earth was, or that this was the prevailing thought at the time..
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoNobody really ever thought the earth was flat. The blame for this misinformation ( Acording to Terry jones, a 'pythonist' and a medievalist) goes to an American writer called Washington Irving. He is the apparant source of this 'lie'. No one wrote it as round. The Greeks knew it was round, Roger Bacon ( The European discover of the gunpowder recipe) wrote about it as a sphere in the 13th century. As early as the 4th century BC no one thought the earth was flat. With the exception of Christopher Colombus who thought it was pear shaped.
Oh and for the record the earth is not round, it's an oblate spheroid.
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∙ 15y agoLong before the Europeans, the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Phoenicians all knew that the world was round, or at least curved. The two obvious indications were: * Astronomy, which suggested that the Earth's surface curved and had a relative motion. * Observing sailing ships, the last part visible was the highest point, suggesting a curve past the horizon.
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No the earth is not flat
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Is the question the earth is flat a testable hypothesis?
Yes, it is. Satellite imaging will negate the hypothesis and prove that Earth is round, not flat.
Who is theory was that the earth is round not flat?
Since the determination of the fact that Earth is spherical as opposed to flat, all scientists (after a short lag period) have accepted that it is so.
Who was the scientist that said the earth was flat?
It is a common knowledge that the world is round. I never read or heard anybody teach that the world is flat. A very very long time ago, the world once was thought to be flat. The horizon that we see now, people use to think that when you got to that point you would fall off the edge of the world. Not until boats and navigation came into fruition, the then thought "brave" explorers, set out to discover the edge of the world. It wasnt until they started sailing familiar waters that the theory of a round world came to be. Interesting huh?
Who discovered the earth was not flat?
The ancient Greeks knew (most likely discovered too) the earth was not flat contrary to the popular myth that Columbus thought he would fall of the Earth if he sailed to far West. _______________________ We have no way of knowing which ancient civilizations realized that the Earth was spherical, but it was likely the Phoenicians, those sea-faring traders who roamed the Mediterranean and on to England and the Norse lands.
Why does a map distortion take place?
A distortion on a map is when you transfer information from a curved suface to a flat suface losing some accuracy. Distortion is a change in shape, size, or position of a place when it's shown on a map. . . . In example . . . Transferring information from a globe to a map
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.
Why did Columbus think that the earth was flat?
He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
What caused Columbus to think he had reached Asia?
He thought the earth was flat and it is round
Evidences that prove the real shape of the earth?
i dont think that the earth is flat .it is round in shape. if we go a journey around the world we will stop in the place we started .I think the earth is round in shape.
Why did people think Christopher Columbus was wrong when he said the earth was round?
Because the curvature of the earth is so gentle, do to it's size, people couldn't understand how it could be curved as it looks flat.
Who was the person that discovered that the world was round?
This had been known since the ancient Greeks. It is a fable that people didn't know this. Despite the fact we have seen earth from space there are people who think the earth is flat.
How long have people been aware that the earth is flat?
3000 years ago someone discovered the earth was round and before that they thought it was flat.
Why do people think think the earth is flat?
Flat earth believers are almost exclusively motivated by religion or by conspiracy theory beliefs.
Did Columbus think the earth was round?
He didn't. It was well-known at the time of Columbus that the earth is round.
Why did old people think that Earth was flat?
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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.
Is earth round or has flat surfaces up and down?
the earth is not perfecly round
