Movements Of The Earth

Movements Of The Earth

Shape of the Earth
Ancient people believed that the Earth was flat. Therefore, the ships reaching the far ends would fall down and would not come back. In 1519, a Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan started his sea journey from Spain and after travelling through the sea for two years, his ship again reached Spain. This journey proved for the first time that the Earth is not flat but it is round like a football.

Picture sent from satellites in space also shows Earth as a huge sphere (Figure 10.1).