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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think it can be done with far less travel. One can observe the length of a shadow of an object with a known height at solar noon for a year. Then travel north by car for half a day and observe the length of shadow. Then travel south by car for half a day and observe the length. You can actually use these measurements not only to demonstrate that you aren’t on a flat plane, but also to estimate the radius of the earth.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

More important: do they believe in shadows?