This is a remarkable anticipation of the modern discovery of the world’s wind circuits in the global circulation of the atmosphere.” "As for the rounde compasse of this worlde I make it ioyfull: for my delite is to be among the chyldren of men" (Bishop's Bible).Īnd it keeps turning on its circuit" (MEV).ġ) places round about, circuit, round about (substantive)Ģ) in a circuit, a circuit, round about (adverb)ģ) in the circuit, from every side (preposition) ""The heauens are thine, the earth is thine: thou hast layed the foundation of the rounde world, and al that therin is" (Matthew's Bible). He also placed a crystalline round it, and put it together in a manner agreeable to the earth, and fitted it for giving moisture and rain, and for affording the advantage of dews” ( Jewish Historian Josephus, Antiquity 1:30). “After this, on the second day, he placed the heaven over the whole world, and separated it from the other parts and he determined it should stand by itself. Thus, in the evening, darkness would pass to that side from which light would be turning to the other” (St.Augustine, "The Literal Meaning of Genesis, Vol.1." Ancient Christian Writers, Vol.41, p.33). But was it made on one side, so that as it travelled it would permit the night to follow after from the other? Although water still covered all the earth, there was nothing to prevent the massive watery sphere from having day on one side by the presence of light, and on the other side, night by the absence of light. “But if the light first created enveloped the earth on all sides, whether it was motionless or travelling round, it could not be followed anywhere by night, because it did not vacate any place to make room for night. "He has circled the waters with boundaries, until the day and night come to an end" (MEV).
"He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end" (2000 B.C.) All these round earth verses antedate the first recorded Greek thought which was recorded in 500 B.C. There are several verses in the Bible dating as far back as 2000 B.C., 1000 B.C., 900., B.C.
That is why the Greek could figure almost exactly the circumference of the earth in the 3rd century BC.įor most people what shape the earth was in was meaningless. They didn't need them as they could see the curve of the earth by watching a ship sail into the distance or by standing on a high mountain.
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