Quote:
Originally Posted by Speedie
It was PROVEN FACT at one time not too long ago that the world was flat. That scientific LAW did not hold water.
So why are we assuming that any current scientific LAW must be correct?
Because now people are so much smarter?? Not!!
|
Not too long ago? Ancient Greeks and Egyptians (those that were educated) knew the world wasn't flat. We've known this for thousands of years. *Science* never said the world was flat (certainly not since "The Scientific Method" was developed).
In the 5th Century BC, the concept of a spherical world shows up in Greek philosophy - Pythagoras proposed it around 500 BC. In the 3rd Century BC, Hellenistic astronomy established it as fact and even went so far as to calculate the Earth's circumference.
In June of 240 BC, Eratosthones calculated it to be about 250,000 stadia. Modern scholars disagree about the length of the stadium used by Eratosthenes. Values between 500 and about 600 feet have been suggested, putting Eratosthenes’ calculated circumference between about 24,000 miles and about 29,000 miles. The Earth is now known to measure about 24,900 miles around the equator, slightly less around the poles.