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That it fascinating chronicle by the historian Hannam contours just how humanity’s knowledge of Earth’s figure has evolved over millennia. . . . Brand new trivia captivates (the present have a look at below China’s Han dynasty stated brand new heavens is actually round in addition to Earth are square’), offering a world-trotting journey regarding just how a major medical knowledge generated the ways across the world.