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Short Note
The following photographs are taken from the recent lunar eclipse which occurred on January 31, 2018. Is it possible to prove that Earth is a sphere from these photographs?
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Solution
Early astronomers proved that Earth is spherical in shape by looking at the shape of the shadow cast by Earth on the Moon during the lunar eclipse.
Concept: Elementary Ideas of Astronomy
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