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Started by David Medeiros , Oct 12 2010 02:20 PM

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Posted 12 October 2010 - 02:20 PM

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NPR short article on a new book that discusses, among other things, the idea that a round earth was widely known or speculated on before previously thought:

http://www.npr.org/b...us-already-knew

GIS Reference and Instruction Specialist, Stanford Geospatial Center.

 

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Posted 12 October 2010 - 07:05 PM

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This is also a nice treatment of the subject of a round earth.

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David
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