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Well, certainly some of the (relatively) ancients knew that the earth was round, i.e. spherical. One of the Greek philosophers calculated its size quite accurately by noting the difference in the height of the sun between Alexandria and Aswan. Augustine of Hippo and Dante both clearly taught that the earth was spherical. If Columbus’ contemporaries really believed that the earth was flat, they were almost as out of touch as today’s flat-earthers.
Peter Kirk
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Does this mean that the bible teaches that the ancients knew the Earth was round contrary to those contemporary with Christopher Columbus who believed in a flat earth Rolf Furuli wrote:
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