Answer to Question #191191 in Human geography for Richmond Baidoo

Question

The idea of Greek philosophers on the shape and size of the earth during the classical times.

Answer 1

Eratosthenes measured the radius of the Earth quite precisely in 240 BCE. He thought that the Earth is a sphere, while other Greek philosophers believed the Earth is something round, like a curved dish or a top part of a sphere and were not interested in measuring of the size of our planet.