{"id":44491,"date":"2023-05-09T09:22:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T09:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=118514"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T10:32:31","slug":"5-ways-we-can-prove-earth-is-round-not-flat","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/5-ways-we-can-prove-earth-is-round-not-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways we can prove Earth is round, not flat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Astronomers have known that Earth is a globe for thousands of years, and there are tested methods to prove this is the case. <\/p>

By Ezzy Pearson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 09 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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I<\/span>t\u2019s a common line to hear: \u201c500 years ago, they thought that Earth was flat!\u201d But it\u2019s also completely untrue.<\/p>\n

Astronomers have been able to prove our planet is a globe for well over 2,000 years, using methods you can recreate at home.<\/p>\n

The first known reference to a round Earth is in ancient Indian religious texts.<\/p>\n