Spherical Earth
Spherical Earth
Approximation of the figure of Earth as a sphere.
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History of geodesy
13%
Figure of the Earth
Size and shape used to model the Earth for geodesy.
9.5%
Flat Earth
Archaic conception of Earth's shape.
6.5%
Earth ellipsoid
Geometric figure which approximates the Earth's shape.
6.2%
Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer (1480–1521).
4.8%
Geodesy
Science of measuring the shape, orientation, and gravity of Earth.
4.1%
Behaim Globe
Oldest extant terrestrial globe (1490~1492).
3.5%
Circumnavigation
Complete navigation around the Earth.
3.2%
Earth's circumference
3%
Myth of the flat Earth
Misconception that people in the Middle Ages believed Earth to be flat.
2.9%
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Flat Earth
Archaic conception of Earth's shape.
27%
Pythagoras
Greek philosopher (c. 570 – c. 495 BC).
24%
Figure of the Earth
Size and shape used to model the Earth for geodesy.
8.8%
Globe
Scale model of a celestial body.
3.5%
Christopher Columbus
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506).
3.4%
Modern flat Earth beliefs
Anti-scientific belief.
3.3%
Earth radius
Distance from the Earth surface to a point near its center.
2.5%
Heliocentrism
Sun-centered astronomical model.
2.1%
Sphere
Set of points equidistant from a center.
2%
Torrid zone
Equatorial region thought uninhabitable.
1.8%