Question

Name the two scholars who had initially stated that the earth is spherical.

Answer 1

The two scholars who initially stated that the earth is spherical were Aryabhatta, the great Indian mathematician and astronomer from the 5th century, and the Greek philosopher Pythagoras. Aryabhatta stated that the Earth was spherical in shape and that it rotated on its axis, while Pythagoras had earlier suggested that the Earth was shaped like a ball.