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So Greeks established that the earth was spherical sometime in the 3rd Century BC. How likely was it that the average Greek citizen in the 3rd, 2nd or 1st century BC knew that the earth was a sphere? How likely would a Persian or Chinese person at that time know this as well?

by /u/Neveratalos in /r/AskHistorians

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