In Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," the Lilliputians are fictional characters who did not have a clear belief about the shape of the Earth. The novel does not specifically address this aspect of their beliefs.
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Pythagoras stated the earth was round
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There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
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No, the statement that the Lilliputians believed the Earth was round is not true. In Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," the Lilliputians are fictional characters who are not portrayed as having a specific belief about the shape of the Earth.
He thought it was round.
The ancient Greeks had worked out that the world was round by looking at the shadow that the Earth makes on the moon. Colombus knew it was round.
The Ancient Greeks figured that out, but if you don't believe them find a photo from space of earth. It is round.
The Ancient Greeks figured that out, but if you don't believe them find a photo from space of earth. It is round.
Many people think Christopher Columbus was the first person to believe that the Earth was round. Pythagoras however was the first person to actually believe this.
Yes, Jonathan Swift's portrayal of the Lilliputians in "Gulliver's Travels" can be seen as a commentary on real-world politics and society, particularly in his satirical critique of political corruption and human folly. Swift uses the Lilliputians as a way to highlight the absurdity and pettiness of human behavior and societal norms.
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He would assist the Lilliputians in times of war
The king of the Lilliputians in Gulliver's Travels is named King Liliput.
umm: "The Earth is round"? ------------------------------------------------ The Earth is not round - it is an oblate spheroid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A (slightly) oblate spheroid seems pretty "round" to me.