• Octopus1348@lemy.lol
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    10 months ago

    No, it started out when the telescope was invented but people couldn’t go to space so they could only speculate.

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      10 months ago

      I’m aware that in the past people believed the earth was flat. I’m saying that recently…like within the last 5 years or so it made a comeback for whatever reason.

    • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Interesting, considering observations with a telescope and the development of calculus is what allowed us to understand that the solar system works out like it does via physics and the mathematics that it’s based on.

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        10 months ago

        Exactly. Before that it was kinda understandable to think the earth is flat. After, not so much