Question

Who put forward the idea that the Earth is a sphere with the polar regions slightly flattened and the center slightly bulging?

• A. Magellan
• B. Aryabhadan
• C. Gene Balivo
• D. Sir Isaac Newton

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Sir Isaac Newton

• Sir Isaac Newton - He put forward the idea that the Earth is a sphere with the polar regions slightly flattened and the center slightly bulging

• Aryabhadan - Indian scientist who firmly believed that the Earth is spherical and rotates on its own imaginary axis

• Theils - The idea that the earth is spherical was put forward for the first time