The Mysterious Land that Kept the World from Tipping Over (Terra Australis Pt. 1)
- Episode aired Jan 24, 2022
- 12m
Ancient Greek thinkers, understanding that the Earth was spherical and being great believers in symmetry, postulated a large land mass in the southern hemisphere to balance the known territo... Read allAncient Greek thinkers, understanding that the Earth was spherical and being great believers in symmetry, postulated a large land mass in the southern hemisphere to balance the known territory in the northern hemisphere. The idea has been with us ever since and was pictured on ma... Read allAncient Greek thinkers, understanding that the Earth was spherical and being great believers in symmetry, postulated a large land mass in the southern hemisphere to balance the known territory in the northern hemisphere. The idea has been with us ever since and was pictured on many maps of the earth as Terre Australias sight unseen. Then, just as the world gave up on ... Read all