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2. Empirical evidence for the spherical shape of Earth - Wikipedia

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   Equatorial mounts allow astronomers to point telescopes at the same celestial object for longer times while compensating for Earth's rotation in an easy way. The axis of an equatorial mount is parallel to Earth's surface when observing stars at Earth's equator – but perpendicular to it when observing from one of Earth's poles.

3. Globe - Wikipedia

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   A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but, unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe of Earth is called a terrestrial globe. A model globe of the celestial sphere is called a celestial globe.

4. Spherical Earth - Wikipedia

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   Medieval artistic representation of a spherical Earth – with compartments representing earth, air, and water (c. 1400) The Erdapfel, the oldest surviving terrestrial globe (1492/1493) The spherical shape of the Earth was known and measured by astronomers, mathematicians, and navigators from a variety of literate ancient cultures, including ...

5. Calico Cat's Curiosity About Desktop Physics Toy Is Too Funny

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6. How the Earth Was Made - Wikipedia

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   How the Earth Was Made is a documentary television series produced by Pioneer Productions for the History Channel.It began as a two-hour special exploring the geological history of Earth, airing on December 16, 2007.

7. Weird winter weather: Cold and snow to the East, but rain and ...

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   The West will deal with rain on the first day of winter, the East and Great Lakes will get snow and cold, with very cold wind chills in the Northeast.

8. US Senator Warren says Trump needs to hold Musk to ethics ...

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   U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Donald Trump's transition team to hold Elon Musk to the same ethics standards as other transition members, putting oversight of the unusually powerful ...

9. Celestial globe - Wikipedia

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   This globe is an interesting example of how celestial globes demonstrate both the scientific and the artistic talents of those who make them. All forty-eight classical constellations used in Ptolemy's Almagest are represented on the globe, meaning it could then be used in calculations for astronomy and astrology, such as navigation, time ...