The first awareness of the spherical shape of the Earth developed in Europe around 1450 with the work of Henry the Navigator. During the European Age of Discovery, Henry the Navigator was the first to recognize that Earth was spherical.

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The awareness of the Earth's spherical shape dates back to ancient Greece, with philosophers like Pythagoras and Aristotle recognizing it long before the 15th century. Henry the Navigator did not discover this concept.

The First Awareness of the Spherical Shape of the Earth