how did people come to an understanding that earth is spherical
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there was a sailor named vasco da gama he wanted to prove t the people that the earth was spherical so he started his sail and after many years he died suddenly in his ship and now his sailors were only left and his sailors were very loyal that's why his sailors only completed the round of the earth and came back from where they started not only this proved that the earth was spherical but the photos clicked in space of the earth by sattelites also proved that the earth was sperhical
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The paradigm was gradually adopted throughout the Old World during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.[3][4][5][6] A practical demonstration of Earth's sphericity was achieved by Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano's expedition's circumnavigation (1519−1522).[7]
The realization that the figure of the Earth is more accurately described as an ellipsoid dates to the 17th century, as described by Isaac Newton in Principia. In the early 19th century, the flattening of the earth ellipsoid was determined to be of the order of 1/300 (Delambre, Everest).
The realization that the figure of the Earth is more accurately described as an ellipsoid dates to the 17th century, as described by Isaac Newton in Principia. In the early 19th century, the flattening of the earth ellipsoid was determined to be of the order of 1/300 (Delambre, Everest).
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