The Facts and Fiction on Global Warming

[threaded]

According to a programme on the box recently. No, they didn't.

The Egyptians, The Greeks, the medieaval (spelling?) monks etc were all capable of observing the curvature of the earth. It was said on that programme that Columbus actually thought the earth was pear shaped - Though I don't know the source of that nugget of information.

True, Columbus also likened the shape of the earth to a womans breast. (The nipple serving as the protrusion like on the pear)

It's mentioned many times in his letters and by people who new him.

He was also sort of correct, the Earth isn't really a sphere more an oblate spheroid.

[Churchill]

The truth about "Global Warming" is that it keeps a lot of ecologists in jobs!

[FrankScribe]

True, Columbus also likened the shape of the earth to a womans breast. (The nipple serving as the protrusion like on the pear).

Ah yes, I think I know the lady.

It's mentioned many times in his letters and by people who new him.

knew him

He was also sort of correct, the Earth isn't really a sphere more an oblate spheroid.

Doesn't an oblate spheroid have a flattened top rather than an extruded one?

I think the programme that I heard this on was QI, though I'm sure I've heard it before.

[threaded]

Ah yes, I think I know the lady.



knew him



Doesn't an oblate spheroid have a flattened top rather than an extruded one?

I think the programme that I heard this on was QI, though I'm sure I've heard it before.

He imagined the pear on it's side...