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Posted By: GUEST,John f weldon
07-Nov-18 - 08:14 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Old Astronomer (not the famous one)
Subject: RE: Origins: Old Astronomer (not the famous one)
Here he is, and his proof. "Astronomer" is a bit of hyperbole.

Holden

The ancient Greeks used simple trigonometry to prove the roundness of the earth; measuring the length of a shadow at noon at different latitudes is enough, and they had the diameter right too.