What makes the Earth seem flat even though it’s round?
We have all admired the stunning images of Earth from space. But when we are standing in a park or gazing out of a window, ...
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Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a slightly oblate spheroid, or an ellipsoid. This means it is a little ...