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Re: Flat Earth

At 13:23 -0500 2/12/02, David Bowman wrote:

As I think Eratosthenes first calculated the Earth's circumference
in about 200 BCE. Note, he lived from about 276 to 194 BCE. It is
true that the Greeks had figured out that the Earth was spherical
well before this time, and even Aristotle (384-322 BCE) had argued
that the Earth was spherical.

Thank you. I didn't go back and check Eratosthenes' dates, and I
should have. Whenever I try to remember dates BCE, I almost always
get them way too early.

It seems the ancient Hebrews had a flat earth cosmology since there are
a couple of references in the Old Testament that suggest such a setup.

I certainly agree with this. They weren't known as seafarers, either.

Hugh
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