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It was not until the second millennium that astronomers concluded that the Earth was indeed a sphere. Not until 2012 was it discovered that the Sun is a perfect sphere.
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{{cquote|He sits above the sphere of the earth, and its inhabitants look to him like grasshoppers.  He stretches out the galaxies like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live under: - [[Isaiah_34-42_(Translated)#Chapter_40|Isaiah 40:22 (CBP]])}}
 
{{cquote|He sits above the sphere of the earth, and its inhabitants look to him like grasshoppers.  He stretches out the galaxies like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live under: - [[Isaiah_34-42_(Translated)#Chapter_40|Isaiah 40:22 (CBP]])}}
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Note that Isaiah was written circa the 8th century BC, centuries before Greek philosophers, beginning with [[Pythagoras]], theorized the earth was round.
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Note that Isaiah was written circa the 8th century BC, centuries before Greek philosophers, beginning with [[Pythagoras]], theorized the earth was round.  It was not until the second millennium that astronomers concluded that the Earth was indeed a sphere.  Not until 2012 was it discovered that the Sun is a perfect sphere.
    
=== Earth free floating in space ===
 
=== Earth free floating in space ===
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