Is the Earth Flat?

MYS068: In the ancient world, many people believed the Earth is flat and today some still believe that it is a flat disc. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli give a fair and balanced exploration of the arguments and evidence for a flat earth and for a globe earth and offer a solution to this mystery. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * SAGITTA FORMULA: The correct formula for the sagitta (S) of the Earth at a given distance (D), given its radius (R), is S = R – R(cos(D/2R)) * Nathan Roberts’s book “The Doctrine of the Shape of the Earth” * Mark Sargent’s book “Flat Earth Clues” * Gordon Brooks’s book “The Earth Is Not Flat” * 10 Easy Ways You Can Tell For Yourself the Earth Is Not Flat * Flat Earth Society * Mark Sargent’s YouTube channel * The book Zetetic Astronomy (see pp. 8, 10, 12) * Bedford Level Experiment * Salton Sea Experiment * Atmospheric Refraction * Calculating Sagittas * 8 Inches Per Mile Squared Counterproof * Earth Curve Calculator * Earth Curve Calculator Source * Capt. Jeff’s podcast Airline Pilot Guy * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet with the hashtag of #mysteriousfeedback