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Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Theory => Topic started by: gizmo910 on November 22, 2017, 11:08:16 PM

Title: Distance to the moon
Post by: gizmo910 on November 22, 2017, 11:08:16 PM

I understand that FE calculated the distance to the sun via bastardizing Eratosthenes's experiment. How was the distance to the moon calculated in the FE model? How far away is the moon in FET?

Title: Re: Distance to the moon
Post by: 3DGeek on November 22, 2017, 11:35:17 PM

Quote from: gizmo910 on November 22, 2017, 11:08:16 PM

I understand that FE calculated the distance to the sun via bastardizing Eratosthenes's experiment. How was the distance to the moon calculated in the FE model? How far away is the moon in FET?

They could (in principle) calculate it the same way they do with the sun.  On a bright moonlit night, you could see the shadow it cast.

My best guess is that they'd argue that it has to be closer than the sun (because solar eclipses)...but not by much.