Pythagoras stated the earth was round
The astronomer Copernicus publicly stated in the 1500s that Earth revolves around the Sun, contrary to the prevailing belief at the time that the Earth was the center of the universe. This heliocentric model laid the foundation for modern astronomy and challenged the geocentric view established by Ptolemy.
There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
Galileo Galilee proved that the earth is round by earths shadow on the moon.
It's not, the earth is round.
The idea of a round Earth appears to have originated in Greek Philosophy. Aristotle provided the first evidence of a round Earth, noting that explorers traveling south saw southern constellations rise higher above the horizon and that Earth cast a round shadow on the moon. Eratosthenes used the angle of sunlight at different latitudes to estimate Earth's circumference with surprising accuracy.
Pythagoras theory in 500 BC stated the earth was round.
The Holy Bible. It stated in the Bible that the Earth was a sphere long before humans realized it was. People chose not to believe, and it turns out that the Bible was right.
umm: "The Earth is round"? ------------------------------------------------ The Earth is not round - it is an oblate spheroid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A (slightly) oblate spheroid seems pretty "round" to me.
Yes, it is a fact that the Earth is round.
The moon rotates round the Earth.
There are wonderful pictures from space of earth. In them you can see it is round. The Ancient Greeks knew it was round.
The astronomer Copernicus publicly stated in the 1500s that Earth revolves around the Sun, contrary to the prevailing belief at the time that the Earth was the center of the universe. This heliocentric model laid the foundation for modern astronomy and challenged the geocentric view established by Ptolemy.
he found out the earth was round when he studied geography
The Earth never became round. It has always been round in shape since it was formed at the beginning of time.
The Gupta Empire astronomers proved the earth was round by studying the moon during a lunar eclipse. They noticed that the earths shadow on the moon was round, meaning that the earth itself was round.
The Earth moves around the sun.
Galileo Galilee proved that the earth is round by earths shadow on the moon.