Gplex wrote:
Shaun of the Living wrote:
Astro wrote:
Thats ridiculous they need to join NASA and go to outerspace
You don’t need to go to space to see the world is round, you can tell by the movement of the sun and timezones because if the world was flat all countries would have day and night at the same times.
The greeks figured it out with shadows...
Yeah, Aristotle saw the Earth cast a round shadow on the moon didn’t he?
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Shaun of the Living wrote:
Gplex wrote:
Shaun of the Living wrote:
Astro wrote:
Thats ridiculous they need to join NASA and go to outerspace
You don’t need to go to space to see the world is round, you can tell by the movement of the sun and timezones because if the world was flat all countries would have day and night at the same times.
The greeks figured it out with shadows...
Yeah, Aristotle saw the Earth cast a round shadow on the moon didn’t he?
They use the shadow on the moon to calculate the distance to the sun.
Ah no, using some sort of time measuring device, he (I forgot who read it a long time ago) measured shadows of 2 sticks that where the same height at the same time but they where 20 km apart. By finding the differences and using some simple mathematics they were able to calculate the circumference of the planet.
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Cid wrote:
You flame religions and its followers without even considering their side of the story. You’re not much different from Hitler with his extermination of the jews
Gplex wrote:
Shaun of the Living wrote:
Gplex wrote:
Shaun of the Living wrote:
Astro wrote:
Thats ridiculous they need to join NASA and go to outerspace
You don’t need to go to space to see the world is round, you can tell by the movement of the sun and timezones because if the world was flat all countries would have day and night at the same times.
The greeks figured it out with shadows...
Yeah, Aristotle saw the Earth cast a round shadow on the moon didn’t he?
They use the shadow on the moon to calculate the distance to the sun.
Ah no, using some sort of time measuring device, he (I forgot who read it a long time ago) measured shadows of 2 sticks that where the same height at the same time but they where 20 km apart. By finding the differences and using some simple mathematics they were able to calculate the circumference of the planet.
Wow.
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Yea it’s amazing what you can find with such simple equipment, and a brain.
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Cid wrote:
You flame religions and its followers without even considering their side of the story. You’re not much different from Hitler with his extermination of the jews
http://blog.dotphys.net/2008/11/cool-things-the-greeks-did-in-astronomy/
A little more info if you are intrested.
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Cid wrote:
You flame religions and its followers without even considering their side of the story. You’re not much different from Hitler with his extermination of the jews
I really need to pull my maths up. It’s my worst subject.
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