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How did the Guptas figured out the earth was round?
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.
Who circumnavigated the earth during shakespeare's time?
Sir Francis Drake is the English navigator who circumnavigated the earth when Shakespeare was a teenager. The voyage took place from 1577-1580.
Why did the first globe show less land on the earth than there really is?
Because at the time the Globe was made parts of the Earth were still undiscovered.
Who led a three-year expedition that proved the earth was round?
Vasco da Gama led the first around-the-world expedition, but NOT to prove that the world was round. That had already been widely known for well over 1,500 years. The ancient Greeks had even very accurately calculated the exact size of planet Earth and they even had worked out (to the exact number of degrees) the slight tilt that the axis of our planet has.
What country financed Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492?
Spain. Columbus had first asked Portugal, but their geographers were better than Columbus and they had quickly calculated that Columbus estimated the circumference of the Earth at 1/3rd of its real size and that he never would find India and China where he thought it was.
What was most important about Ferdinand Magellan's voyage?
It proved the earth was round.
What did oparin the scientist proved?
* He proved nothing, but he did say God made the earth.
Who was the first navigator who had sailed around the earth and proved that the shape of earth is round?
Ferdinand Magellan is often credited with being the first navigator to sail around the earth and prove that the Earth is round, although he died during the voyage and it was completed by his crew. Magellan's expedition provided substantial evidence for the Earth's sphericity.
Suppositions as noun in the sentence examples?
Christopher Columbus's voyage was based on suppositionsthat he set sail to prove. His supposition that the Earth was round turned out to be true. His supposition that he could sail directly to Asia by going west proved to be false.
What are the release dates for James Cameron Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth - 2012 TV?
James Cameron Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth - 2012 TV was released on: USA: 2012
Who proved that the earth is going around the sun?
Galileo
What actors and actresses appeared in Voyage to the End of the Earth - 1981?
The cast of Voyage to the End of the Earth - 1981 includes: John Gielgud as Narrator Knut Wigert as Fridtjof Nansen
What idea did Columbus's voyage prove wrong.?
The earth is flat
How can it be proved that Earth's tectonic plates move?
It is verified by GPS.
What was Nicolas Copernicus achievements?
He proved that the earth was not the center of the universe
What is a sentence with circumnavigation in it?
Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe.
What was most important about Ferdinand Magellan's?
It proved the earth was round.
