Answer to Question #193750 in Physical geography for Emmanuella

Question #193750

Examine the ideas of Greek philosophers on the shape and size of the earth during the

classical times


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Expert's answer
2021-05-18T13:51:29-0400

On the whole, Greek philosophers thought the Earth is flat-ish and had no idea how large it is: Leucippus and Democritus were 'flat-eartheners,' while Anaximander believed the Earth is a cylinder.


However, Pythagoras thought that the Earth is a spherical body. Later, Aristotle came to a similar conclusion.


But one of them was different: Eratosthenes not only believed that the earth is a 'ball', he was the first who determined the circumference of the earth, which was surprisingly close to modern knowledge.


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