Spherical Earth

Image from space: The curved surface of the spherical planet Earth

Spherical Earth or Earth's curvature refers to the approximation of the figure of the Earth as a sphere. The concept of a spherical Earth gradually displaced earlier beliefs in a flat Earth during classical antiquity and the Middle Ages. The figure of the Earth is more accurately described as an ellipsoid, which was realized in the early modern period.


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