The ancients knew the world was round. In fact, Greek named Eratosthenes was able to calculate its circumference with a great deal of accuracy around 240 BC. Also, ancient statues of Atlas show him holding a spherical earth.
32 posted on 09/29/2009 2:08:08 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep
("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
