![]() ![]() Unfortunately, though there is much evidence of ancient India’s extremely advanced knowledge of astronomy, there is little surviving record of their methods.įor that, we must turn to the Greek ‘natural philosophers’. The Rigveda, first composed between 15 BCE, includes the verse 'In the midst of the Universe, the spherical Earth stays'. ![]() During a lunar eclipse, we can see Earth's shadow is round. The total lunar eclipse of 8 November 2022 captured by Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Kolkata, India. Apollo moonlanding conspiracy theories debunked.The first known reference to a round Earth is in ancient Indian religious texts. It’s a common line to hear: "500 years ago, they thought that Earth was flat!" But it’s also completely untrue.Īstronomers have been able to prove our planet is a globe for well over 2,000 years, using methods you can recreate at home. ![]() 5 ways we can prove Earth is round, not flat ![]()
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