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Who Said the Earth Was Round?
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The theory that the earth is round was postulated by Plato, a Greek philosopher. Aristotle later provided observational evidence to prove this theory. Aristotle noted that travellers going south see southern constellations rise higher above the horizon. This was done around 330 BC. The theory was later on confirmed by Pythagoras, a mathematician: the earth was round.
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Eratosthenes that was the first known scientist to seriosly (excuse my spelling) study and prove.
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Pythagoras.
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Based on the shadows that the Earth created on the Moon during an eclipse the early philosopher Aristotle suggested the Earth to be round and mentioned it in his writings. The first
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Believe it not, people once thought the earth to be flat and that a person could actually fall off it they walked to the edge of the earth. However it was the Pythagorean's who were
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