The Earth is spherical despite what is popularly believed ... the proof is that the Sun is always vertical to a particular spot on Earth. (Ibn Hazm)

The Earth is spherical despite what is popularly believed ... the proof is that the Sun is always vertical to a particular spot on Earth.

Ibn Hazm

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