Mystery AtlasSpherical Earth Scientific Consensus
The scientific consensus, established since antiquity and confirmed independently many times since, that Earth is an oblate spheroid, supported by satellite imagery, lunar-eclipse shadow geometry, ships disappearing hull-first over the horizon, and the time-zone system.
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Theories & Explanations
Spherical Earth Scientific Consensus contradicts Flat Earth Claim.
People
- Eratosthenesc. 276-194 BC
Spherical Earth Scientific Consensus was discovered by Eratosthenes — His c. 240 BC shadow-angle measurement at Alexandria and Syene established Earth's spherical shape and estimated its circumference.