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    The document discusses early theories about the shape of the Earth from 800 BCE to 384 BCE. It describes that Homer believed the Earth was flat like a shield surrounded by ocean. Thales believed the Earth was either a floating ball of water or a flat disk floating on water. Pythagoras and later Aristotle believed the Earth was a sphere. Anaximander believed it was cylindrical and Plato believed it was cubic. Aristotle later validated through studies that the Earth is spherical.

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    The document discusses early theories about the shape of the Earth from 800 BCE to 384 BCE. It describes that Homer believed the Earth was flat like a shield surrounded by ocean. Thales believed the Earth was either a floating ball of water or a flat disk floating on water. Pythagoras and later Aristotle believed the Earth was a sphere. Anaximander believed it was cylindrical and Plato believed it was cubic. Aristotle later validated through studies that the Earth is spherical.

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    SHAPE OF EARTH

    800 BCE

    Homer

    •◀ Described that the earth is flat like a shield, upon which is the land, a sole island, enclosed by the
    ocean. The sky, or heaven is seemingly visualized as solid, as he employed metaphors such as iron or bronze
    in numerous
    passage.

    640 BCE

    Thales
    •
    ◀ Believes that the earth is formed like a ball, floating on a water source at the rear of a big bubble in
    which the world exists. In another text, it is stated that his theory described the earth as a flat disk floating on
    a vast sea.

    580 BCE

    •◀ Pythagoras
    Believes that the earth is shaped like sphere that was also validated by the Greek Philosopher
    Aristotle after many years past.

    555 BCE

    Anaximander
    •
    ◀ Believes that the earth is shaped like a cylinder. The moon, sun, and stars are tracked down on
    concentric
    rotating cylinders according to his theory.

    500 BCE

    •◀ Plato
    Believes that the earth is cube.

    384 BCE

    •◀ Aristotle
    Studies on the sphericity of the earth. He validated that earth is a sphere and gave reasons why.

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