
Tides are caused by the gravitational fields between a spherical Earth, moon and sun. The Earth's curved shadow can be seen on the moon. Different stars can be seen in the northern and southern hemispheres. Police, firefighters called in after flat Earth debate turns heatedĪlan Nursall, the president and CEO of Edmonton's Telus World of Science, said there are many reasons why the flat-Earth model is bogus:. The 1959 Antarctic Treaty is no joke," Sargent said, claiming that only members of the government are allowed on the perimeter of the Arctic ring.
Sargent's conception of the Earth features the same familiar continents, aside from Antarctica, which is a giant wall of ice that surrounds the plate-shaped planet.īut have no fear - the chances of falling off the edge of the flat world are incredibly slim.
Patricia Steere is facilitating a panel discussion at the conference.