Eli5: How did people in olden days (such as Galileo) come to the conclusion that the earth was spherical without very advanced technology?

609 views

Eli5: How did people in olden days (such as Galileo) come to the conclusion that the earth was spherical without very advanced technology?

In: Physics

7 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

A smart guy from Egypt figured this out a couple millennia before Galileo.

I would explain, but instead I’ll defer to the king of ELI5, Carl Sagan…

You are viewing 1 out of 7 answers, click here to view all answers.