Answer to Question #60623 in Geography for Sarah Mae Encina

Question #60623
Why did classical astronomers conclude the heavens were made up of spheres?
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2016-07-06T11:00:03-0400
The heavens were thought to be perfect and circles are the most 'perfect' shape.
Plato argued that the perfect geometrical figure was a sphere. – Then, the heavens—which everyone agreed were perfect—must be made up of spheres.

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