The realization that Earth was a sphere
A)did not occur in Europe until the first voyages of Columbus.
B)had to wait until the modern era (1800s).
C)was first made by Pythagoras,580-500 B.C.
D)was made by Isaac Newton.
E)was ascertained after the launch of Sputnik.

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The fact that the Earth was a sphere was first proposed by Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher and mathematician, around 500 B.C.

The Realization That Earth Was a Sphere