304,923 views
23 votes
23 votes
What did Aristotle observe to help him understand that Earth is round?

User Soumitra Goswami
by
2.6k points

1 Answer

8 votes
8 votes

Answer:

Aristotle observed that only 50% of the stars are visible at one time, concurring that Earth is round because if not we would all see the same stars 100% of the time.

User Cheeso
by
2.3k points