Answer to Question #191191 in Human geography for Richmond Baidoo

Question #191191

The idea of Greek philosophers on the shape and size of the earth during the classical times.


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2021-05-11T08:54:02-0400

Eratosthenes measured the radius of the Earth quite precisely in 240 BCE. He thought that the Earth is a sphere, while other Greek philosophers believed the Earth is something round, like a curved dish or a top part of a sphere and were not interested in measuring of the size of our planet.


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