In qarnigii 6aad ee BC, Anaximander soo jeediyay cosmology la Earth u eg qayb ka mid ah tiir (silinder ah), kor ku xiran ee xarunta wax walba. Qorraxda, Moon, iyo meerayaasha ahaayeen godad in giraangiraha aan la arki karin ku wareegsan Earth; iyada oo godadka, aadanaha arki kartaa dab qarsoon. About waqti isku mid ah, Pythagoras u maleeyey in Earth ahaa sphere a (si waafaqsan aragtida eclipses), laakiin ma aaminsan yahay in xarunta; waxay aaminsan yihiin in ay ahayd in dhaqdhaqaaqa agagaarka dab aan la arki karin.
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