From observing the cyclical movements of the stars inwards the nighttime heaven Greek philosophers theorized that the populace was at the oculus of a circular universe. Aristotle surmised from the circular shadow of the populace on the Luna that our planet must likewise hold upwards a globe. At to the lowest degree 1 of those Greek theories was correct.
Humans accept known for over 2,000 years that the populace is round. We accept likewise been representing the populace equally a sphere for much of that time. The National Library of France's Le Monde en Spheres explores the history of maps as well as globes. Starting 2,500 years agone BnF looks at the project design of the globe, its evolution past times Islamic scientists, its rediscovery inwards the W during the renaissance as well as fifty-fifty how it is beingness reinterpreted inwards the digital age.
Le Monde en Spheres is solely inwards French. Even if you lot don't read French as well as your browser can't interpret the text it is nonetheless worth visiting simply to sentiment the interactive images of the historical maps as well as globes featured inwards Le Monde inwards Spheres. The site features many zoomable images of vintage maps as well as animated globes from Ptolomy to the Space Age.
